Book Review: 'A New Kind of Science'
| dc.creator | Aaronson, Scott | |
| dc.date | 2002-06-13 | |
| dc.date | 2002-07-30 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-07T06:04:23Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-07-07T06:04:23Z | |
| dc.description | This is a critical review of the book 'A New Kind of Science' by Stephen Wolfram. We do not attempt a chapter-by-chapter evaluation, but instead focus on two areas: computational complexity and fundamental physics. In complexity, we address some of the questions Wolfram raises using standard techniques in theoretical computer science. In physics, we examine Wolfram's proposal for a deterministic model underlying quantum mechanics, with 'long-range threads' to connect entangled particles. We show that this proposal cannot be made compatible with both special relativity and Bell inequality violation. | |
| dc.description | Revised version. 14 pages, to appear in Quantum Information & Computation, September 2002 | |
| dc.identifier | https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0206089 | |
| dc.identifier | http://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0206089 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/90279 | |
| dc.subject | Quantum Physics | |
| dc.title | Book Review: 'A New Kind of Science' | |
| dc.type | text |