The Essence of Chaos
$96.27
- Paperback
240 pages
- Release Date
30 January 1996
Summary
The study of chaotic systems has become a major scientific pursuit in recent years, shedding light on the apparently random behaviour observed in fields as diverse as climatology and mechanics. InThe Essence of Chaos Edward Lorenz, one of the founding fathers of Chaos and the originator of its seminal concept of the Butterfly Effect, presents his own landscape of our current understanding of the field. Lorenz presents everyday examples of chaotic behaviour, such as the toss of a coin, the pin…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780295975146 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0295975148 |
| Series: | Jessie & John Danz Lectures |
| Author: | Edward N. Lorenz, Flavio Lorenzelli |
| Publisher: | University of Washington Press |
| Imprint: | University of Washington Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 30 January 1996 |
| Weight: | 354g |
| Dimensions: | 18mm x 154mm x 229mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
[A] unique chronicle of the insights of one of the founding fathers of this still burgeoning field. * American Journal of Physics * In giving a nontechnical but careful account of the field of dynamical systems and ‘chaos,’ and setting it in a broader scientific context, Lorenz has .. communicate[d] the nature of the mathematical sciences and how mathematics contributes to society. * SIAM Review * Lorenz has produced a wonderfully accessible book on the ideas and story of chaos. The book is superbly written providing delightful intellectual entertainment. * Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society * For the personal glimpses of chaos theory development alone, this book is worthwhile; for a clear, sharp development of the subject, the book is excellent; and for tying humanistic and scientific considerations together so well, there is a major debt owed to Lorenz. * Geophysics *
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