The Science of Disasters: Climate Disruptions, Heart Attacks, and Market Crashes - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 3642625312 ISBN 13 : 9783642625312

Editeur : Springer, 2012

Synopsis

 This book tackles these questions by applying advanced methods from statistical physics and related fields to all types of non-linear dynamics prone to disaster. It gives readers an insight into the problems of catastrophes and is one of the first books on the theories of disaster. Based on physical and mathematical theories, the general principles of disaster appearance are explained.

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Are there universal laws governing the persistence of weather, and is it possible to predict climate transitions as generated by natural or man-made perturbations? How can one quantify the roller-coaster dynamics of stock markets and anticipate mega-crashes? Can we diagnose the health condition of patients from heartbeat time-series analysis which may even form the basis for infarct prevention? This book tackles these questions by applying advanced methods from statistical physics and related fields to all types of non-linear dynamics prone to disaster. The transdisciplinary analysis is organized in some dozen review articles written by world-class scientists.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Springer
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 3642625312
• ISBN 13: 9783642625312
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 453
• Éditeur: Bunde Armin, Kropp Jurgen, Schellnhuber Hans Joachim
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