Have You Considered the Role of Fisher Information in Physics?

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The discussion centers around Roy Friedel's book, which explores the concepts of information and Fisher information in relation to physics. Participants express that the book contains a heavy mathematical focus, making it challenging to grasp the underlying concepts intuitively. There is a desire for a more accessible text that effectively conveys the author's ideas about deriving scientific laws through informational and least action principles. Additionally, the discussion invites recommendations for other sources related to information theory and its applications in physics. A link is provided for further comments and reviews on the book.
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Have some of you read this book by Roy Friedel?
What are your comment?

I am also interrested in other sources about "information" and "Fisher information" as it could be used in physics.

Thanks

Michel
 
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I've taken a look at this book. I thought that there was too much mathematics to get an intuitive idea of what was going on - I'd have preferred a simpler book to sell his idea of deriving scientific laws from his combination of informational and least action considerations.

You can find more of my comments, as well as other reviews of the book, at
Science_from_Fisher_information_-_a_unification.php
 

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