Chaos and Determinism by Alexandre Favre

Chaos and Determinism by Alexandre Favre

In this volume, members of the French Academy from several disciplines - including fluid mechanics, economics, philosophy, theoretcial physics and biology - offer scientific and theoretical analyses of the concepts of order, chaos and determinism as they emerge in such complex and diverse systems as atmosphere, oceans, monetary economics and biological organisms. Using turbulence in fluid mechanics as the chief model, the authors describe and explain the behaviour of systems that tend toward a particular end-state, such as an attractor in dynamic systems. The result is an interdisciplinary study of complex behaviour and its philosophical consequences in fluid mechanics, meteorology, oceanography, physics, embryology, genetics and economics.

"I found this most unusual book to be very stimulatingIt really did achieve its objective of breaking academic barriers."--Julian C. R. Hunt, reviewing the French edition

Alexandre Favre is emeritus professor of fluid mechanices at the University of Aix-Marseille. Henri Guitton is honorary professor of economics at the Sorbonne. Jean Guitton is honorary professor of philosophy at the Sorbonne. Andre Lichnerowicz is honorary professor of physical theories at the Collège de France. Etienne Wolff is honorary professor of biology and an administrator at the Collège de France. All are members of the French Academy.

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ISBN 13	9780801849114
Titel	Chaos and Determinism
Autor	Alexandre Favre
Buchzustand	Nicht verfügbar
Verlag	Johns Hopkins University Press
Erscheinungsjahr	1995-04-26
Seitenanzahl	208
Hinweis auf dem Einband	Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden.