The Nonlinear Universe [electronic resource] : Chaos, Emergence, Life /
Scott, Alwyn C.author.
Written in Alwyn Scott’s inimitable style – lucid and accessible – The Nonlinear Universe surveys and explores the explosion of activity in nonlinear science that began in the 1970s and 1980s and continues today. The book explains the wide-ranging implications of nonlinear phenomena for future developments in many areas of modern science, including mathematics, physics, engineering, chemistry, biology, and neuroscience. Arguably as important as quantum theory, modern nonlinear science – and an appreciation of its implications – is essential for understanding scientific developments of the twenty-first century.
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [321]-364).
Chaos -- Solitons -- Nerve Pulses and Reaction-Diffusion Systems -- The Unity of Nonlinear Science -- Physical Applications of Nonlinear Theory -- Nonlinear Biology -- Reductionism and Life -- Epilogue.
Written in Alwyn Scott’s inimitable style – lucid and accessible – The Nonlinear Universe surveys and explores the explosion of activity in nonlinear science that began in the 1970s and 1980s and continues today. The book explains the wide-ranging implications of nonlinear phenomena for future developments in many areas of modern science, including mathematics, physics, engineering, chemistry, biology, and neuroscience. Arguably as important as quantum theory, modern nonlinear science – and an appreciation of its implications – is essential for understanding scientific developments of the twenty-first century.
Statistical physics.
Dynamical systems.
Mathematical physics.
Engineering.
Biomathematics.
Complex Systems.
Theoretical, Mathematical and Computational Physics.
Engineering, general.
Mathematical and Computational Biology.
Statistical Physics and Dynamical Systems.
Frontiers Collection