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Deep simplicity : bringing order to chaos and complexity / John Gribbin.
Van Pelt Library Q172.5.C45 G75 2004
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gribbin, John, 1946-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Chaotic behavior in systems.
- Science--Philosophy.
- Science.
- Complexity (Philosophy).
- Physical Description:
- xxi, 275 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Edition:
- First U.S. edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Random House, [2004]
- Summary:
- An astrophysicist presents an accessible explanation of the fundamental principles of chaos and complexity theory, incorporating the latest research with frequent analogies and examples to explore simple applications of the theory in everyday life.
- Contents:
- Order out of chaos
- The return of chaos
- Chaos out of order
- From chaos to complexity
- Earthquakes, extinctions, and emergence
- The facts of life
- Life beyond.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-261) and index.
- ISBN:
- 140006256X
- 9781400062560
- OCLC:
- 56481792
- Online:
- Contributor biographical information
- Publisher description
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