Evolving Complexity: Time's Arrows and the Physics of Emergence - Softcover

Crecraft, Harrison R

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0998617806 ISBN 13: 9780998617800

Verlag: Symbion Publishing, LLC, 2017

Inhaltsangabe

Why has the universe evolved to the point that we are here to ponder the question? Physics traditionally offers explanations such as the universe must have started off in an exceptionally improbable state, or there are multiple universes but we perceive only this exceptional one in which we exist. These are reversible explanations for a fundamentally irreversible universe. Reversibility means that there can be no selection of possibilities. The future, as well as the past, is set in stone, and free will is only an illusion. This book presents a new synthesis of physics, thermodynamics, and evolution. This integrated synthesis accommodates the evolution of complexity as an intrinsic drive of nature. It provides clear and specific explanations for: 1) Time's thermodynamic arrow of dissipation; 2) Time's second arrow of progress toward higher organization and complexity; 3) The emergence of cooperation and competition in evolving systems. Understanding the emergence, evolution and behavior of complex systems is critical as we navigate our way through this increasingly complex world.

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Harrison Crecraft (b. 1952) has pursued his passion of science throughout his life. After earning his PhD in Geology, he studied volcanic and hydrothermal systems for the geothermal industry. Throughout his career, he has probed beneath the surface to understand the "what" of complex geological systems. Driven to understand the "why" of complexity, he has probed the conceptual foundations of physics and thermodynamics. In Evolving Complexity--Time's Arrows and the Physics of Emergence, he shares his bold synthesis of physics, thermodynamics, and evolution to reveal why complexity evolves.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Symbion Publishing, LLC
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2017
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0998617806
• ISBN 13: 9780998617800
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 206
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