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Preface |
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Chapter 1 |
The Foundations for a New Kind of Science |
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Chapter 2 |
The Crucial Experiment |
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Chapter 3 |
The World of Simple Programs |
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Chapter 4 |
Systems Based on Numbers |
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Chapter 5 |
Two Dimensions and Beyond |
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Chapter 6 |
Starting from Randomness |
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Chapter 7 |
Mechanisms in Programs and Nature |
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Chapter 8 |
Implications for Everyday Systems |
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Chapter 9 |
Fundamental Physics |
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Chapter 10 |
Processes of Perception and Analysis |
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Chapter 11 |
The Notion of Computation |
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Chapter 12 |
The Principle of Computational Equivalence |
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Notes |
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Index |
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