Turbulent Mirror

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出版社: HarperCollins
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
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 作者简介:
    JohnBriggs,Ph.D.,isaprofessorofEnglishandthejournalismcoordinatoratWesternConnecticutStateUniversity.HelivesinDanbury,Connecticut.F.DavidPeatholdsaPh.D.inphysicsfromtheUniversityofLiverpoolandhaswrittendozensofbooksonart,science,andspirituality.TheyaretheauthorsofTurbulentMirror.
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