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Does God Play Dice?: The New Mathematics of Chaos - Couverture souple

Stewart, Ian

 
9780140125016: Does God Play Dice?: The New Mathematics of Chaos
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0140125019 ISBN 13 : 9780140125016
Editeur : Penguin, 1990

Synopsis

An explanation of how mathematics attempts to cope with chaotic behaviour in many different circumstances from gas dynamics to the stock exchange thorugh quantum mechanics.

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Quatrième de couverture

"You believe in a God who plays dice, and I in complete law and order." — Albert Einstein The science of chaos is forcing scientists to rethink Einstein′s fundamental assumptions regarding the way the universe behaves. Chaos theory has already shown that simple systems, obeying precise laws, can nevertheless act in a random manner. Perhaps God plays dice within a cosmic game of complete law and order. Does God Play Dice? reveals a strange universe in which nothing may be as it seems. Familiar geometrical shapes such as circles and ellipses give way to infinitely complex structures known as fractals, the fluttering of a butterfly′s wings can change the weather, and the gravitational attraction of a creature in a distant galaxy can change the fate of the solar system. This revised and updated edition includes three chapters on the prediction and control of chaotic systems. New information regarding the solar system and an account of complexity theory is also incorporated. It is a lucid and witty book which makes the complex mathematics of chaos accessible and entertaining.

Présentation de l'éditeur

The revised and updated edition includes three completely new chapters on the prediction and control of chaotic systems. It also incorporates new information regarding the solar system and an account of complexity theory. This witty, lucid and engaging book makes the complex mathematics of chaos accessible and entertaining. Presents complex mathematics in an accessible style. Includes three new chapters on prediction in chaotic systems, control of chaotic systems, and on the concept of chaos. Provides a discussion of complexity theory.

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Éditeur
Penguin
Date d'édition
1990
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0140125019
ISBN 13 
9780140125016
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
336
Coordonnées du fabricant
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