Chaos

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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.

subjects: Chaotic behavior in systems,  Science,  Chaos,  Social aspects,  Muziek,  Aspect social,  Sound recording industry,  Sociale aspecten,  Music,  Musique,  Sound recordings,  Industrie,  Grammofoonplaten,  Enregistrements sonores,  Chaotisches System,  Systeemtheorie,  Sistemas Dinamicos,  Fisica Geral,  Mathematical physics,  Nonlinear dynamics,  Q172.5.c45 g54 1988,  2010 c-989,  Q 172.5.c45 g556 1988,  003,  Literary collections