On Definitions of Information in Physics

Foundations of Science 16 (4):311-314 (2011)
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During the refereeing procedure of Anthropomorphic Quantum Darwinism by Thomas Durt, it became apparent in the dialogue between him and me that the definition of information in Physics is something about which not all authors agreed. This text aims at describing the concepts associated to information that are accepted as the standard in the Physics world community

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On a supposed conceptual inadequacy of the Shannon information in quantum mechanics.C. G. Timpson - 2003 - Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part B: Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics 34 (3):441-468.
On a supposed conceptual inadequacy of the Shannon information in quantum mechanics.C. G. Timpson - 2003 - Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part B: Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics 34 (3):441-468.

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