Why is the term "information" used to describe a physical system
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What is information?
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What kind of information is Fisher information?
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What does "to inform" mean, in this context?
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What is behind the definitions of work and energy?
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Does a nonzero Poynting vector mean that there is propagation of energy?
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inform about vs inform of
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Interpretation of interaction term
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Is information entropy the same as thermodynamic entropy?
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Entropy and the principle of least action
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Virtual particles and physical laws
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Physical meaning of correlation?
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What does it mean for a Hamiltonian or system to be gapped or gapless?
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What is the difference between "kinematics" and "dynamics"?
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What is entropy really?
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Provide information "on", "of" or "about" something?
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Why can the entropy of an isolated system increase?
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Why is speed defined like it is?