Turbulent Mirror
出版社:
HarperCollins
出版时间:
1990-06
ISBN:
9780060916961
定价:
148.90
装帧:
其他
开本:
其他
纸张:
其他
页数:
224页
正文语种:
英语
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Untilrecently,suchphenomenaasthevolatilityofweathersystems,thefluctuationoftheshockmarket,ortherandomfiringofneuronsinthebrainwereconsideredtoo"noisy"andcomplextobeprobedbyscience.Butnow,withtheaidofhigh-speedcomputers,scientistshavebeenabletopenetratearealitythatischangingthewayweperceivetheuniverse.Theirfindings--thebasisforchaostheory--representoneofthemostexcitingscientificpursuitsofourtime.NobetterintroductiontothisfindcouldbefoundthanJohnBriggsandF.DavidPeat'sTurbulentMirror.Together,theyexplorethemanyfacesofchaosandrevealhowitslawdirectmostoftheprocessesofeverydaylifeandhowitappearsthateverythingintheuniverseisinterconnected--discoveringan"emergingscienceofwholeness."TurbulentMirrorintroducesustothescientistsinvolvedinstudythisendlesslystrangefield;tothetheoriesthatareturningourperceptionoftheworldonitshead;andtothediscoveriesinmathematics,biology,andphysicsthatareheraldingarevolutionmoreprofoundthantheoneresponsibleforproducingtheatomicbomb.Withpracticalapplicationsrangingfromthecontroloftrafficflowandthedevelopmentofartificalintelligencetothetreatmentofheartattacksandschizophrenia,chaospromisestobeanincreasinglyrewardingareaofinquiry--ofinteresttoeveryone. JohnBriggs,Ph.D.,isaprofessorofEnglishandthejournalismcoordinatoratWesternConnecticutStateUniversity.HelivesinDanbury,Connecticut.F.DavidPeatholdsaPh.D.inphysicsfromtheUniversityofLiverpoolandhaswrittendozensofbooksonart,science,andspirituality.TheyaretheauthorsofTurbulentMirror.
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内容简介:
Untilrecently,suchphenomenaasthevolatilityofweathersystems,thefluctuationoftheshockmarket,ortherandomfiringofneuronsinthebrainwereconsideredtoo"noisy"andcomplextobeprobedbyscience.Butnow,withtheaidofhigh-speedcomputers,scientistshavebeenabletopenetratearealitythatischangingthewayweperceivetheuniverse.Theirfindings--thebasisforchaostheory--representoneofthemostexcitingscientificpursuitsofourtime.NobetterintroductiontothisfindcouldbefoundthanJohnBriggsandF.DavidPeat'sTurbulentMirror.Together,theyexplorethemanyfacesofchaosandrevealhowitslawdirectmostoftheprocessesofeverydaylifeandhowitappearsthateverythingintheuniverseisinterconnected--discoveringan"emergingscienceofwholeness."TurbulentMirrorintroducesustothescientistsinvolvedinstudythisendlesslystrangefield;tothetheoriesthatareturningourperceptionoftheworldonitshead;andtothediscoveriesinmathematics,biology,andphysicsthatareheraldingarevolutionmoreprofoundthantheoneresponsibleforproducingtheatomicbomb.Withpracticalapplicationsrangingfromthecontroloftrafficflowandthedevelopmentofartificalintelligencetothetreatmentofheartattacksandschizophrenia,chaospromisestobeanincreasinglyrewardingareaofinquiry--ofinteresttoeveryone.
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作者简介:
JohnBriggs,Ph.D.,isaprofessorofEnglishandthejournalismcoordinatoratWesternConnecticutStateUniversity.HelivesinDanbury,Connecticut.F.DavidPeatholdsaPh.D.inphysicsfromtheUniversityofLiverpoolandhaswrittendozensofbooksonart,science,andspirituality.TheyaretheauthorsofTurbulentMirror.
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