Complexification: Explaining a Paradoxical World Through the Science of Surprise - Couverture souple

Casti, John L.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0349106126 ISBN 13 : 9780349106120

Editeur : Abacus, 1994

Synopsis

Science is just realizing that there are relatively few processes that can be correctly predicted, that the greater part of the universe consists of "dynamical systems" that are far more intricate and delicate than logic can encompass. John Casti argues that a complexity that defies human logic is only natural, and unlike anything in the range of complexity books, he shows directly how complexity arises, and how it works. "Complexification" is a primer, in a sense, for life's most complicated processes, showing the reader why they are so complex, and laying a foundation for a science of surprise that can take the reader beyond where physics and common sense have led so far. John L. Casti is the author of "Searching for Certainty" and "Paradigms Lost".

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

John L. Casti is a member of the faculty of the Santa Fe Institute and a professor at the Technical University of Vienna. He divides his time between Santa Fe, New Mexico and Vienna.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Abacus
• Date d'édition: 1994
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0349106126
• ISBN 13: 9780349106120
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 320
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• Personne responsable: non disponible