Complexity: The Emerging Science at the Edge of Order and Chaos
by Mitchell M. Waldrop
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- near fine
- Paperback
- Condition
- Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0671872346
- ISBN 13
- 9780671872342
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New York: Simon & Schuster, September 1993. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. Unmarked. Lightly tanned. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Covers lightly rubbed. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 380 pages.
Why did the stock market crash more than 500 points on a single Monday in 1987? Why do ancient species often remain stable in the fossil record for millions of years and then suddenly disappear? In a world where nice guys often finish last, why do humans value trust and cooperation? At first glance these questions don't appear to have anything in common, but in fact every one of these statements refers to a complex system. The science of complexity studies how single elements, such as a species or a stock, spontaneously organize into complicated structures like ecosystems and economies; stars become galaxies, and snowflakes avalanches almost as if these systems were obeying a hidden yearning for order.
Why did the stock market crash more than 500 points on a single Monday in 1987? Why do ancient species often remain stable in the fossil record for millions of years and then suddenly disappear? In a world where nice guys often finish last, why do humans value trust and cooperation? At first glance these questions don't appear to have anything in common, but in fact every one of these statements refers to a complex system. The science of complexity studies how single elements, such as a species or a stock, spontaneously organize into complicated structures like ecosystems and economies; stars become galaxies, and snowflakes avalanches almost as if these systems were obeying a hidden yearning for order.
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- Books of the World (US)
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- Title
- Complexity: The Emerging Science at the Edge of Order and Chaos
- Author
- Mitchell M. Waldrop
- Format/Binding
- Trade Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0671872346
- ISBN 13
- 9780671872342
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- September 1993
- Pages
- 380
- Size
- 8vo
- Keywords
- science, math, mathematics, complexity, philosophy
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science & Technology;
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