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From Order to Chaos II: Essays, Critical, Chaotic, and Otherwise

By Leo P. Kadanoff

Book information

Publisher
World Scientific Publishing Company
Year
1998
ISBN
9810234333, 9789810234331, 9780585454764
Open Library ID
OL9194804M
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
12 MB (12988187 bytes)
Series
World Scientific Series on Nonlinear Science, Series a, Monographs and Treatises
Pages
768\768
Library
Kolxo3
DPI
300
Time added
2009-07-20 03:45:11
Математика;Нелинейная динамика;Теория хаоса

Description

A compilation of review papers, exposition and technical works of Leo Kadanoff, a theoretical physicist, the aim of this text is to provide not-too-technical writing in which he discusses some issues in condensed matter physics, hydrodynamics, applied mathematics and national policy. The book is divided into five sections. The first section contains review papers on hydrodynamics, condensed matter physics and field theory. Next is a selection of papers on scaling and universality, particularly as applied to phase changes. A change of pace is provided by a series of papers on the critical analysis of simulation models or urban economic and social development. The book concludes with a series of recent papers on complex patterns. Each major section has an introduction designed to tie the work together and to provide perspective on the subject matter.

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