Strange Loops

No Matter Where You Go, There You Are

On Chapter 5

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It’s amazing but I’m slightly passed the halfway point now. Chapter 5 is intriguing because it deals with the thermodynamics of computation. The math in this section is tricky only because there are some derivation steps I don’t get. Luckily glossing over the math in this chapter is an acceptable course of action (vs Chapter 4). Feynman does a great job of describing the physical aspects of what is happening. In my mind, I was imagining little molecules bouncing around in a box and pistons pushing them about. The key material in this chapter is the relation of entropy and information. I’m still working on digesting and understanding their relationship with each other.