How nature works : the science of self-organized criticality / Per Bak.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bak, P. (Per), 1947-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Critical phenomena (Physics).

Complexity (Philosophy).

Physics--Philosophy.

Physics.

Physical Description:

xiii, 212 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York, NY, USA : Copernicus, [1996]

Summary:

A professor of physics offers a stunning new theory of complex systems, from earthquakes to stock markets. This book, written by the discoverer of self-organized criticality, describes for general readers a concept that has become increasingly important in science. Many seemingly disparate aspects of the world, from the formation of the landscape to the process of evolution, all share a set of simple, easily described properties--which may be explained as manifestations of a single principle.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [199]-205) and index.

ISBN:

0387947914

OCLC:

34623628