What Is Random?

Chance and Order in Mathematics and Life

Order is an illusion, the quantum theorists tell us; at bottom the world is ruled by quantum indeterminacy. Yet randomness is also an illusion: the appearance of randomness is only a sign of ignorance, of our inability to detect the pattern. Does randomness really exist? In this wonderfully thought-provoking little book, mathematician Ed Beltrami shows how order and randomness are really two sides of the same mysterious coin.

Autor:Edward Beltrami

Verlag:

Springer US

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Veröffentlichung:	06.12.2012
Seiten	201
Art des Mediums	E-Book [Kindle]
Preis DE	EUR 13.90
Preis AT	EUR 14.30
Reihe	Mathematics and Statistics (R0)
ISBN-13	978-1-461-21472-4
ISBN-10	1461214726

Über den Autor

Edward Beltrami is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Applied Mathematics at Stony Brook University in Long Island, New York. His research interests include probability theory, mathematical biology, mathematical modelling, and many more. He is the author of several books on the applications of mathematics.

Beltrami lives with his wife and several cats in suburban Long Island. He enjoys cooking, listening to music, and being a part-time wine critic.