Deterministic and Random Evolution - SIGNED - Lorenz, Jens

Lorenz, Jens [Editor]

ISBN 10: 1626180148 / ISBN 13: 9781626180147

Published by Nova Science Pub Inc, 2013

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Signed/inscribed by Jens Lorenz. Clean, unmarked, tightly bound. Light wear. Photos available. We ship daily. Expedited shipping available! (Heavy books & sets may require extra shipping charges.).

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Deterministic and Random Evolution - SIGNED - Lorenz, Jens
• Publisher: Nova Science Pub Inc
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1626180148
• ISBN 13: 9781626180147
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Signed: Signed

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Synopsis

After Isaac Newton's great success in celestial mechanics, a world view of determinism was held by many scientists in the 1700 and 1800's. This ended with the development of quantum mechanics, which introduced randomness at a fundamental level of our understanding of nature. In this book, the author introduces basic mathematical concepts for deterministic and random evolution. Among these are stability, bifurcation, hysteresis, time scales, expected value and variance. The gambler's ruin problem, growth processes in biology, and Ehrenfest's urn model illustrate random evolutions. The author also uses mathematical concepts to briefly discuss the arrow of time, determinism and free will, and creation vs. evolution.