Meta Math! by Gregory Chaitin

Meta Math! by Gregory Chaitin

Gregory Chaitin, one of the world's foremost mathematicians, leads us on a spellbinding journey, illuminating the process by which he arrived at his groundbreaking theory.

Chaitin's revolutionary discovery, the Omega number, is an exquisitely complex representation of unknowability in mathematics. His investigations shed light on what we can ultimately know about the universe and the very nature of life. In an infectious and enthusiastic narrative, Chaitin delineates the specific intellectual and intuitive steps he took toward the discovery. He takes us to the very frontiers of scientific thinking, and helps us to appreciate the art--and the sheer beauty--in the science of math.

Gregory Chaitin is well-known for his work in metamathematics and for discovering the famous Omega number, which demonstrated math's inherent unknowability. He's written a number of math books, including Meta Math! This is his first work in the field of biology. Chaitin worked at the IBM Watson Research Center in New York for many years. Chaitin is now a professor at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, where he conducted the study reported in this book. He is an honorary professor at the University of Buenos Aires and holds an honorary doctorate from Argentina's oldest university, the National University of Cordoba.

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ISBN 13	9780375423130
ISBN 10	0375423133
Title	Meta Math!
Author	Gregory Chaitin
Series	Peter N Nevraumont Bks
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Pantheon Books
Year published	2005-10-04
Number of pages	220
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