The Lure of Modern Science: Fractal Thinking - Couverture rigide

Deering, Bill; West, Bruce J

 
9789810221973: The Lure of Modern Science: Fractal Thinking
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 9810221975 ISBN 13 : 9789810221973
Editeur : World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd, 1995

Synopsis

The authors describe mostly in non-technical language the development of a new scientific paradigm based on nonlinear deterministic dynamics and fractal geometry. The concepts from these two mathematical disciplines are interwoven with data from the physical, social and life sciences. In this way rather sophisticated mathematical concepts are made accessible through experimental data from various disciplines, and the formalism is relegated to appendices. It is shown that the complexity of natural and social phenomena invariably lead to inverse power law distributions, both in terms of probabilities and spectra. This book tries to show how to think differently about familiar phenomena, such as why the bell-shape curve ought not to be used in teaching or in the characterization of such complex phenomena as intelligence.

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Éditeur
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
Date d'édition
1995
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
9810221975
ISBN 13 
9789810221973
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
432
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
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