"By presenting an information-theoretical viewpoint of chaos, phenomena and concepts in the network of chaos elements, the authors set out to find new methods to deal with biological networks, in particular the brain, and also to illustrate their constructive approach with many examples from physics, biology and information technology." Octavo: 273 p. with 111 textual figures. Original printed boards; issued without a dust jacket. A fine copy.

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Title

COMPLEX SYSTEMS: CHAOS AND BEYOND: A Constructive Approach with Applications in Life Sciences

Publisher

Springer, Berlin

Publication Date

2001

Language

English

ISBN 10

3540672028

ISBN 13

9783540672029

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

First Edition.

Condition

Fine

Dust Jacket Condition

Dust Jacket Included

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Chaos in science has always been a fascinating realm since it challenges the usual scientific approach of reductionism. While carefully distinguishing between complexity, holism, randomness, incompleteness, nondeterminism and stochastic behaviour the authors show that, although many aspects of chaos have been phenomenologically understood, most of its defining principles are still difficult to grasp and formulate. Demonstrating that chaos escapes all traditional methods of description, the authors set out to find new methods to deal with this phenomenon and illustrate their constructive approach with many examples from physics, biology and information technology. While maintaining a high level of rigour, an overly complicated mathematical apparatus is avoided in order to make this book accessible, beyond the specialist level, to a wider interdisciplinary readership.

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