The Collapse of Chaos: Discovering Simplicity in a Complex World - Couverture souple

Stewart, Ian; Cohen, Jack

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0140178740 ISBN 13 : 9780140178746

Editeur : Penguin, 1995

Synopsis

Moving on from his books on chaos ("Does God Play Dice?") and symmetry ("Fearful Symmetry"), the author of this book deals with the wider field of complexity theory. The book tackles the question of how complexity arises in nature, of how life overcomes chaos and entropy to create developing order. Co-written with biologist Jack Cohen, the book will range across the central areas of modern science, from quantum mechanics and cosmology to evolution and intelligence, looking at the central questions of order, chaos, reductionism and complexity.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Do we live in a simple or a complex universe? Jack Cohen and Ian Stewart explore the ability of complicated rules to generate simple behaviour in nature through 'the collapse of chaos'. 'The most startling, thought-provoking book I've read all year. I was pleased to learn that most of the things I thought I knew were wrong' -- Terry Pratchett

Biographie de l'auteur

Jack Cohen is an internationally known reproductive biologist. Ian Stewart is Professor of Mathematics at the University of Warwick.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Penguin
• Date d'édition: 1995
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0140178740
• ISBN 13: 9780140178746
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 512
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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