Applied Chaos Theory: A Paradigm for Complexity Hardcover - 1992
by Ali Bulent Cambel
This volume develops the mathematical, historical, and applied aspects of chaos theory and complexity, which have extensive practical appplications in biology, statistics, economics, engineering, and mathematics.
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We live in a world that is so extraordinarily diverse in composition, form, and function that any standard classification is impossible.
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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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- Title Applied Chaos Theory: A Paradigm for Complexity
- Author Ali Bulent Cambel
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 246
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Academic Press, St Louis, Missouri, U.S.A.
- Date 1992-11-05
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Illustrated, Maps
- ISBN 9780121559403 / 0121559408
- Weight 1.14 lbs (0.52 kg)
- Dimensions 9.07 x 6.49 x 0.95 in (23.04 x 16.48 x 2.41 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Science - Philosophy, Chaotic behavior in systems
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 92027983
- Dewey Decimal Code 003.7
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