Chaos : a very short introduction / Leonard A. Smith.
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TextSeries: Very short introductions ; 159Publication details: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2007Description: [xv], 180 p. : ill. ; 18 cmISBN: 9780192853783 (pbk.) :; 0192853783 (pbk.) :Subject(s): Chaotic behavior in systems -- Popular worksDDC classification: 003.8'57 Summary: This book provides a complete understanding of chaotic dynamics in maths, physics, and the real world, with an explanation of why it is important and how it differs from the idea of randomness. The author draws on certain physical systems and phenomena, for example the weather forecast, and the role of chaos in gambling.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 169-171) and index.
This book provides a complete understanding of chaotic dynamics in maths, physics, and the real world, with an explanation of why it is important and how it differs from the idea of randomness. The author draws on certain physical systems and phenomena, for example the weather forecast, and the role of chaos in gambling.
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