| Main Title |
Chaos : making a new science / |
| Author |
Gleick, James,
|
| Publisher |
Viking, |
| Year Published |
1987 |
| OCLC Number |
15366709 |
| ISBN |
0670811785; 9780670811786 |
| Subjects |
Chaotic behavior in systems ;
Science ;
Chaotisches System ;
Chaos ;
Systeemtheorie ;
Fisica Geral ;
Sistemas Dinamicos
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
Status |
| EKDM |
Q172.5.C45G54 1987 |
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CEMM/EPD Library/Athens,GA |
01/22/2014 |
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| Collation |
xi, 352 pages, 10 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm |
| Notes |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 318-340) and index. |
| Contents Notes |
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. |
| Place Published |
New York, N.Y., U.S.A. |
| PUB Date Free Form |
1987 |
| BIB Level |
m |
| Cataloging Source |
OCLC/T |
| LCCN |
87040025 |
| Merged OCLC records |
17023314; 731156103; 985778436; 986002972; 986416427 |
| OCLC Time Stamp |
20140115113959 |
| Language |
eng |
| Origin |
OCLC |
| Type |
CAT |
| OCLC Rec Leader |
02273cam 2200589 a 45020 |
