Chance and Chaos (Princeton Science Library, 11) - Hardcover

Ruelle, David

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0691085749 ISBN 13: 9780691085746

Publisher: Princeton University Press, 1991

Synopsis

How do scientists look at chance, or randomness, and chaos in physical systems? In answering this question for a general audience, Ruelle writes in the best French tradition: he has produced an authoritative and elegant book--a model of clarity, succinctness, and a humor bordering at times on the sardonic.

About this title

About the Author:

David Ruelle is Professor of Theoretical Physics at the Institut des Hautes Etudes Scientifiques, Bures-sur-Yvette.

From AudioFile:

One of the founders of the rapidly changing field of chaos theory and nonlinear dynamics, David Ruelle provides a thumbnail history of its development and impact on the other sciences. Mixing his personal experiences in the field with his vast scientific background, Ruelle explores how chaos is an operative concept in dynamics, meteorology, biology, economics and the social sciences. The text presupposes a good scientific vocabulary, but British reader Ralph Cosham's liveliness and precision are a great help through the denser parts. Additionally, Cosham is alert to Ruelle's droll humor, enabling even the uninitiated to snicker a little at the games the physicists play. P.E.F. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine

About this edition

• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0691085749
• ISBN 13: 9780691085746
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 195