Format:
XI, 352 S.
,
Ill., graph. Darst.
Edition:
1. print.
ISBN:
0140092501
Content:
The author describes how scientists studying the growth of complexity in nature are discovering order and pattern in chaos. He explains concepts such as nonlinearity, the Butterfly Effect, universal constants, fractals, and strange attractors, and examines the work of scientists such as Mitchell J. Feigenbaum, Edward Lorenz, and Benoit Mandelbrot.
Language:
English
Subjects:
Physics
Keywords:
Chaos
;
Chaostheorie
;
Physik
;
Ordnung
;
Weltall
;
Chaotisches System
Author information:
Gleick, James 1954-
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