Exploring Chaos: A Guide to the New Science of Disorder
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ISBN: 0393034402 / Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, January 1993
In this collection of front-line reports, edited for the general reader, internationally recognized experts trace the roots of chaos in modern science and mathematics.
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All sorts of phenomena, including dripping faucets, swinging pendulums, the unpredictability of weather, the paths of the planets, heart rhythms, and gold futures, are best perceived through the mathematical prism of chaos theory. Nina Hall has edited this collection of articles from New Scientist magazine by the top researchers in chaos theory, including Ian Stewart, Robert May, Benoit Mandelbrot, and Paul Davies. Contains 14 pages of color plates. No index. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
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