How Nature Works: The Science of Self-Organized Criticality - Per Bak

Descriere How Nature Works: The Science of Self-Organized Criticality - Per Bak

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. \nSelf-organized criticality, the spontaneous development of systems to a critical state, is the first general theory of complex systems with a firm mathematical basis. This theory describes how many seemingly desperate aspects of the world, from stock market crashes to mass extinctions, avalanches to solar flares, all share a set of simple, easily described properties. \n...a'must read'...Bak writes with such ease and lucidity, and his ideas are so intriguing...essential reading for those interested in complex systems...it will reward a sufficiently skeptical reader. -NATURE \n...presents the theory (self-organized criticality) in a form easily absorbed by the non-mathematically inclined reader. -BOSTON BOOK REVIEW \nI picture Bak as a kind of scientific musketeer; flamboyant, touchy, full of swagger and ready to join every fray... His book is written with panache. The style is brisk, the content stimulating. I recommend it as a bracing experience. -NEW SCIENTIST

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Copernicus Books

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9780387947914

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