Description: Applied Chaos Theory : A Paradigm for Complexity, Hardcover by Cambel, A. B., ISBN 0121559408, ISBN-13 9780121559403, Brand New, Free shipping in the US These are exciting times for mathematics, science, and technology. One of the fields that has been receiving great attention is Chaos Theory. Actually, this is not a single discipline, but a potpourri of nonlinear dynamics, nonequilibrium thermodynamics, information theory, and fractal geometry. In the less than two decades that Chaos Theory has become a major part of mathematics and physics, it has become evident that the old paradigm of determinism is insufficient if we are to understand - and perhaps solve - real life problems. Curiously, many of these problems are deterministic, but they are intertwined with randomness and chance. Thus the deterministic laws of physics coexist with the laws of probability. Consequently, uncertainty arises and unpredictability occurs, characteristic of complex systems. In its short lifetime Chaos Theory has already helped us gain insights into problems that in the past we found intractable. Examples of such problems include weather, turbulence, cardiological and neurophysiological episodes, economic restructuring, financial transactions, policy analysis, and decision making. Admittedly, we can as yet solve only relatively simple problems, but much progress has been made and we are now able to observe complex problems from new vantage points that provide us with numerous benefits. One such benefit is the universality of Chaos Theory in its applicability to different situations, which enables us to look at communal problems in an interdisciplinary manner, so that persons of different backgrounds can communicate with one another. Chaos Theory also enables us to reason in a holistic manner, rather than being constrained by simplistic reductionism. Finally, it is gratifying that the mathematics is not intimidating, and one can accomplish much with a personal computer or even a handheld calculator.
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Book Title: Applied Chaos Theory : A Paradigm for Complexity
Number of Pages: 246 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Applied Chaos Theory : a Paradigm for Complexity
Publisher: Elsevier Science & Technology
Publication Year: 1993
Subject: Chaotic Behavior in Systems, Applied
Item Height: 0.4 in
Item Weight: 21.8 Oz
Type: Textbook
Subject Area: Mathematics, Science
Item Length: 9 in
Author: Ali Bulent Cambel
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Hardcover
