Infodynamics: Analogical Analysis of States of Matter and Information

Abstract

Published in Information Sciences, (2007). Volume 177, Issue 4, pp. 969-987. This paper expands and consolidates the use of analogies in thermodynamics to explore concepts in the characterization of information systems. The analogy spans the range of information systems to include databases, knowledge bases and model bases. It includes but is not limited to pressure, expressiveness, temperature, tractability, degrees of order, systems of liquid-liquid equilibrium and disjunction in information-systems integration. By taking advantage of the isomorphism that exists between states of matter and states of information, we can understand new ways to characterize and measure information systems. This paper is the fourth in a series describing new aspects of "infodynamics.".

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2007
Accession Number
ADA507167

Entities

People

  • Marion G. Ceruti
  • Stuart H. Rubin

Organizations

  • Naval Information Warfare Systems Command

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bayesian Networks
  • Computer Programs
  • Critical Temperature
  • Database Management Systems
  • Databases
  • Equations Of State
  • Gas Laws
  • Heat Energy
  • Ideal Gas Law
  • Information Science
  • Information Systems
  • Ontologies
  • Partial Pressure
  • Phase Diagrams
  • Phase Transformations
  • Relational Databases
  • Thermodynamics

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  • Materials Science and Engineering.
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