The Role of Symmetry in Quantifying Information

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Jabbari, Ghazal | 2010

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Type of Document: M.Sc. Thesis
Language: Farsi
Document No: 40848 (03)
University: Sharif University of Technology
Department: Chemistry
Advisor(s): Shafie, Afshin
Abstract:
In this thesis we want to discuss about a new approach about information. Using this approach, Scott Muller builds his formalism on two basic concepts: distinguishablity and symmetry. His claim is that there is an inverse relation between symmetry and information. It means that if we have a symmetric system we need less information (Than an asymmetric system) to describe it. Here, we are going to explore the role and significance of symmetry in probabilistic distributions of the double-slit experiment, and we want to show if there is a predetermined relation between symmetry and information or not.
Keywords:
Symmetry ; Double-Slit Experiment ; Information ; Distinguishability