Non-trivial philosophy Cybernetics, data analytics, and the biophysics of information theory

摘要

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to recuperate Heinz von Foerster's "Quantum Mechanical Theory of Memory" from Cybernetics: Circular, Causal, and Feedback Mechanisms in Biological and Social Systems and John von Neumann's The Computer and the Brain for present-day, and future, applications in biophysics, theories of information and cognition, and quantum theories; the main objective is to ground cybernetic theory for a critical evaluation of the historical evolution of the Monte Carlo method, with potential for application to quantum computing.