Overview

In the past decade there has been an explosion of interest in chaotic dynamics. Prompted by the growing body of knowledge about chaotic behavior in an increasing number of scientific disciplines, this volume brings together a distinguished group of experts to evaluate the impact that chaos has had on the conduct of science and on our understanding of society. This book includes contributions from mathematicians, physicists, biological and medical scientists, geoscientists, engineers, economists, and social scientists—including pioneers and world leaders in research on chaos. The result is a lively and stimulating international, interdisciplinary exchange of experiences and ideas on chaos phenomena. The book concludes with a discussion of the past and possible future impacts of chaos in the physical and social sciences. It offers an assessment of the general impact of chaos theory and will further enhance the interaction among scientists who may discover that chaotic dynamics play an important part in their respective fields. Readers will find a unique documentation of the history of the development of chaos theory and record of a historic interaction among the founders of the field.

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Author:   Celso Grebogi ,  James A. Yorke ,  United Nations University Press ,  Ceslo Grebogi
Publisher:   United Nations University
Imprint:   United Nations University
Edition:   illustrated edition
Dimensions:   Width: 16.50cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.646kg
ISBN:  

9789280808827

ISBN 10:   9280808826
Pages:   401
Publication Date:   30 August 1997
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Chaotic dynamics; chaos and politics - applications of nonlinear dynamics to socio-political issues; is the EEG a strange attractor?; the impact of chaos on theory; chaos and physics; irreversability and quantum chaos; impact of high-dimensional chaos - a further step towards a dynamical complexity; the impact of chaos on biology - promising directions for research; dynamical disease - the impact of nonlinear dynamics and chaos on cardiology and medicine; the impact of chaos on meterology; the concept of chaos in the problem of earthquake prediction; the impact of chaos on engineering; the impact of chaos on economic theory; chaos in society - reflections on the impact of chaos on sociology; strange attractors and the origin of chaos.

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