Thinking in Complexity: The Computational Dynamics of Matter, Mind and Mankind
Author:   Klaus Mainzer
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Edition:   4th Revised edition
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9783540002390


Pages:   472
Publication Date:   April 2003
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Thinking in Complexity: The Computational Dynamics of Matter, Mind and Mankind


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The theory of nonlinear complex systems has become a proven problem-solving approach in the natural sciences from laser physics to computer simulations of cell growth in biology. It is now recognized that many of our social, ecological, and political problems are also of a global, complex, and nonlinear nature. And it is now accepted the human mind is governed largely by the nonlinear dynamics of complex systems. In this wide-ranging but concise treatment, Prof Mainzer discusses, in mostly nontechnical language, the common framework behind these endeavors. Emphasis is given to the evolution of new structures in natural and cultural systems and we see clearly how the new integrative approach can give insights not available from traditional reductionistic methods. This new edition also treats smart materials and artificial life. A new chapter on information and computational dynamics takes up many recent discussions in the community.

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Author:   Klaus Mainzer
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Edition:   4th Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 16.10cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.00cm
Weight:   0.912kg
ISBN:  

9783540002390


ISBN 10:   3540002391
Pages:   472
Publication Date:   April 2003
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  General ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained
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""a readable, thought-provoking, and truly interdisciplinary introduction to complexity."" -COMPUTERS IN PHYSICS


a readable, thought-provoking, and truly interdisciplinary introduction to complexity. -COMPUTERS IN PHYSICS


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