the scientific role of computer science in the 21st century

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1、DERI–DigitalEnterpriseResearchInstituteTheScientificRoleofComputerstScienceinthe21CenturyDieterFenselandDieterWolfDERITechnicalReport2005-07-27July2005DERIIrelandUniversityRoadGalwayIRELANDwww.deri.ieDERIAustriaTechnikerstrasse21aA-6020InnsbruckAUSTRIADERI–DigitalEnt

2、erpriseResearchInstitutewww.deri.atTheScientificRoleofComputerScienceinthe21stCenturyDieterFenselandDieterWolfDigitalEnterpriseResearchInstitute(DERI)DERIGalway,Ireland&DERIInnsbruck,Austria{dieter.fensel,dieter.wolf}@deri.orgAbstract.Thispaperdefinesthefutureroleofc

3、omputerscienceinitsscientificcontext.Wewillshowthatthefutureprospectsofmathematics,physics,biology,andhumanbrainresearchwillgreatlydependonunderstandingthemasbranchesofappliedcomputerscience.Therefore,wewillestablishappliedcomputerscienceasaunifyingfoundationofnatura

4、lsciences.1TableofContentsIntroduction3MathematicsasaBranchofAppliedComputerScience3PhysicsasaBranchofAppliedComputerScience4BiologyasaBranchofAppliedComputerScience9HumanBrainResearchasaBranchofAppliedComputerScience11Everythingisdeterminedbygenes12Everythingisdeter

5、minedbybiologicalhardware12Spiritcanbefullyunderstood15Conclusions15References1621IntroductionAsstatedintheabstract,thispaperinvestigatesthefutureroleofcomputerscienceinitsacademicenvironment.Wewillanalyzerelatedareasofsciencesuchasmathematics,physics,biology,andhuma

6、nbrainresearch.Wewillaskwhetherthesefieldscouldbebetterunderstoodbyviewingthemintermsofinformationrepresentation,processingandreasoning.Somereadermayfindsomeofourstatements(orpossiblyallofthem)quiteprovocativeorsimplywrong.Regardless,thispaperaimsatfacilitatingamulti

7、-disciplinarydiscoursebetweenresearchareasthatseldomseriouslyexchangetheirunderlyingphilosophicalprinciplesandassumptionsinanopendiscourse.Thispaperisaprovocativesteptowardsthisdirection.Wepurposelyattempttotakenovelviewsinhopesofstimulatingpointsofdiscussions.Andwhi

8、leweacknowledgethatourproposedideasmaynotbethefinalandcorrectanswers,weexcitedlyanticipatewhatconclusionsmayevolveinsuchaprocess.Th