Chaos: The New Science
Author:   John Holte
Publisher:   University Press of America
Volume:   No. 26
ISBN:  

9780819189332


Pages:   148
Publication Date:   31 March 1993
Format:   Hardback
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Chaos: The New Science


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The role of chaos in science and mathematics is examined in detail by the essays that comprise this work. Distinguished scholars specializing in mathematics, physics, and chemistry discuss the following subjects: Fractals, by Benoit Mandelbrot; The Causality Principle, Deterministic Laws and Chaos, by Heinz-Otto Peitgen; The Transition to Chaos, by Mitchell Feigenbaum; Time, Dynamics and Chaos: Integrating Poincare's 'Non-Integrable Systems', by Ilya Prigogine; What Is Chaos, by Steve Smale; Chaos and Cosmos: A Theological Approach, by John Polkinghorne; and Chaos and Beyond, by James Gleick. Introduction by John Holte. This volume is number 26 in the Nobel Conference Series. Co-published with the Nobel Conference.

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Author:   John Holte
Publisher:   University Press of America
Imprint:   University Press of America
Volume:   No. 26
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9780819189332


ISBN 10:   0819189332
Pages:   148
Publication Date:   31 March 1993
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

"Fractals, Benoit Mandelbrot; The Causality Principle, Deterministic Laws and Chaos, Heinz-Otto Peitgen; The Transition to Chaos, Mitchell Feigenbaum; Time, Dynamics and Chaos - Integrating Poincare's ""Non-Integrable Systems"", Ilya Prigogine; What is Chaos?, Steve Smale; Chaos and Cosmos - a Theological Approach, John Polkinghorne; Chaos and Beyond, James Gleick."

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