Chaos [electronic resource] : a very short introduction / Leonard A. Smith.

By:

Smith, Leonard A

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Very short introductions ; 159.Publication details: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2007.Description: 1 online resource (180 p.) : illISBN:

9780191776410 (ebook) :

Subject(s):

Chaotic behavior in systems -- Popular works

Additional physical formats: Print version:: No titleDDC classification:

003.857 23

LOC classification:

Q172.5.C45

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Summary: This book provides a complete understanding of chaotic dynamics in maths, physics, and the real world, with an explanation of why it is important and how it differs from the idea of randomness. The author draws on certain physical systems and phenomena, for example the weather forecast, and the role of chaos in gambling.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

This book provides a complete understanding of chaotic dynamics in maths, physics, and the real world, with an explanation of why it is important and how it differs from the idea of randomness. The author draws on certain physical systems and phenomena, for example the weather forecast, and the role of chaos in gambling.