Exploring Complexity: An Introduction

Nicolis, Gregoire. Prigogine, Ilya

ISBN 10: 0716718596 / ISBN 13: 9780716718598

Published by W. H. Freeman and Company, New York, 1989

About this Item

Pp.: xi+ 313. Gilt titles: sp. Illust. w/ b/w photos, tables, charts and diagrams. A very small amount of highlighting pps. ix and x, else interior leaves are crisp, clean and tight. A college text book on the new finds in nonequiibrium physics and nonlinear dynamics and much, much more.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Exploring Complexity: An Introduction
• Publisher: W. H. Freeman and Company, New York
• Publication Date: 1989
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0716718596
• ISBN 13: 9780716718598
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Unexpected discoveries in nonequilibrium physics and nonlinear dynamics are changing our understanding of complex phenomena. Recent research has revealed fundamental new properties of matter in far-from-equilibrium conditions, and the prevalence of instability-where small changes in initial conditions may lead to amplified effects.

Synopsis

"Exploring Complexity" surveys the wide range of complex phenomena arising in the framework of physico-chemical and biological systems and in the global environment. The book defines the elements of a new scientific vocabulary - the vocabulary of complexity - and elaborates the tools for analyzing these problems efficiently. It breaks disciplinary barriers to consider issues beyond the realm of traditional physical science, including the dynamics of climatic change and the behaviour of social insects and human populations.