This volume discusses the foundations of computation in relation to nature. It focuses on two main questions: What is computation? and How does nature compute?

This volume, with a foreword by Sir Roger Penrose, discusses the foundations of computation in relation to nature.It focuses on two main questions: What is comp

Max Tegmark leads us on an astonishing journey through past, present and future, and through the physics, astronomy and mathematics that are the foundation of h

Is the universe actually a giant quantum computer? According to Seth Lloyd, the answer is yes. All interactions between particles in the universe, Lloyd explain

This work presents a series of dramatic discoveries never before made public. Starting from a collection of simple computer experiments---illustrated in the boo