The Role of Fisher Information Theory in the Development of Fundamental Laws in Physical Chemistry

The unifying principle that involves rendering the Fisher information measure an extremum is reviewed. It is shown that with this principle, in conjunction with appropriate constraints, a large number of fundamental laws can be derived from a common source in a unified manner. The resulting economy...

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Published inJournal of chemical education Vol. 86; no. 1; pp. 116 - 119
Main Author Honig, J. M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Easton Division of Chemical Education 01.01.2009
Division of Chemical Education of the American Chemical Society
American Chemical Society
Subjects
Applied mathematics
Chemistry
Equations (Mathematics)
Information Theory
Mathematical analysis
Organic chemistry
Physical chemistry
Physics
Scientific Concepts
Theory
Textbooks / Reference Books
Advanced Chemistry Classroom and Laboratory
Physical Chemistry
Enrichment / Review Materials
Graduate Education / Research
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Summary:The unifying principle that involves rendering the Fisher information measure an extremum is reviewed. It is shown that with this principle, in conjunction with appropriate constraints, a large number of fundamental laws can be derived from a common source in a unified manner. The resulting economy of thought pertaining to fundamental principles should be more widely appreciated.
ISSN:0021-9584
1938-1328
DOI:10.1021/ed086p116