Bigger Than Chaos Understanding Complexity Through Probability |
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| Author:
| Strevens, Michael |
| ISBN: | 978-0-674-02259-1 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2006 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $41.00 |
Book Description:
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Many complex systems--from immensely complicated ecosystems to minute assemblages of molecules--surprise us with their simple behavior. In this book, Michael Strevens aims to explain how simplicity can coexist with, indeed be caused by, the tangled interconnections between a complex system's many parts.
Many complex systems--from immensely complicated ecosystems to minute assemblages of molecules--surprise us with their simple behavior. In this book, Michael Strevens aims to explain how simplicity can coexist with, indeed be caused by, the tangled interconnections between a complex system's many parts.