Chaos: a Very Short Introduction

Name: Chaos: a Very Short Introduction
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ISBN: 9780192853783

ISBN-10: 0192853783

ISBN-13: 9780192853783

Edition: 2003

Authors: Lenny Smith

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Chaos exists in systems all around us. Even the simplest system of cause and effect can be subject to chaos, denying us accurate predictions of its behaviour, and sometimes giving rise to astonishing structures of large-scale order. Our growing understanding of Chaos Theory is having fascinating applications in the real world - from technology to global warming, politics, human behaviour, and even gambling on the stock market. Leonard Smith shows that we all have an intuitive understanding of chaotic systems. He uses accessible maths and physics (replacing complex equations with simple examples like pendulums, railway lines, and tossing coins) to explain the theory, and points to numerous…

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List price: $12.99
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 4/16/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 176
Size: 4.37" wide x 6.85" long x 0.45" tall
Weight: 0.396
Language: English



Introduction



Whispers of Chaos



Determinism,Randomness, and Uncertainty



Nonlinear Dynamics and Unpredictable Physics



The Darling Bugs of May



Fractals, Strange Attractors, and Dimensions



The Dynamics of Uncertainty



Prediction and Prophesy in Physics



The Excuse of Chaos



The Newtonian Casino



Philosophy in Chaos



Shadows, Chaos, and the Future