Yearbook of the Artificial. Vol. 5

Massimo Negrotti

ISBN 10: 303911476X / ISBN 13: 9783039114764

Published by Peter Lang, Peter Lang Okt 2008, 2008

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Neuware -Not only scientific research, but also modern-day social life, is demonstrating a strongly renewed interest in ¿chance¿ ¿ a theme that has accompanied the whole history of human thought. This volume brings together many of the topics in which chance, or randomness, plays a significant role.The interest in randomness has been accentuated by the emergence of theories and concrete phenomena, which appear to be homing in upon the complex, many-sided, multidimensional and uncertain aspects of reality, such as the dynamics of living or economic systems, or of technological and political trends. Furthermore, in scientific and technological fields, there is a growing need for ¿good¿ random sequences of numbers or symbols for use in simulation or testing activities, cryptographic methods, and so on. 286 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Yearbook of the Artificial. Vol. 5
• Publisher: Peter Lang, Peter Lang Okt 2008
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 303911476X
• ISBN 13: 9783039114764
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 220W x 150H x 16D millimeters 220 millimeters width by 150 millimeters height by 16 millimeters depth
• Weight: 397 grams

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Synopsis

Not only scientific research, but also modern-day social life, is demonstrating a strongly renewed interest in ‘chance’ – a theme that has accompanied the whole history of human thought. This volume brings together many of the topics in which chance, or randomness, plays a significant role.
The interest in randomness has been accentuated by the emergence of theories and concrete phenomena, which appear to be homing in upon the complex, many-sided, multidimensional and uncertain aspects of reality, such as the dynamics of living or economic systems, or of technological and political trends. Furthermore, in scientific and technological fields, there is a growing need for ‘good’ random sequences of numbers or symbols for use in simulation or testing activities, cryptographic methods, and so on.

About the Author

The Editor: Massimo Negrotti is Full Professor of Methodology of Human Sciences and Director of IMES-LCA at the University of Urbino. He has published several books on artificiality, introducing the term naturoids as a key word for understanding man-machine relations.