Eclectic Notes on Uncertainty, Information, and Classical Dynamics
Abstract
Information is everywhere in nature which is very uncertain and unpredictable. But information, in itself, is a very ambiguous term. In this cursory write-up, we attempt to understand the formal meaning of information by quantifying uncertainty and discuss how it naturally appears in two core topics of classical physics -- classical mechanics and statistical mechanics. In the process, we witness how the concepts of the information theory render a unique viewpoint in physics. Except for the presentation of the material, the author claims no originality; however, the responsibility of every inadvertent error lies entirely with the author.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2404.13511,
title = {Eclectic Notes on Uncertainty, Information, and Classical Dynamics},
author = {Sagar Chakraborty},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2404.13511},
year = {2024}
}
Comments
Essentially the write-up is summarized lecture-notes of a course taken by UG and PG physics students of IIT Kanpur, India