From order to chaos II : essays, critical, chaotic, and otherwise /
This book is a compilation of the review papers, expositions and some of the technical works of Leo Kadanoff, a theoretical physicist. The objective is to put together a group of not-too-technical writing in which he discusses some issues in condensed matter physics, hydrodynamics, applied mathemati...
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| Format: | Licensed eBooks |
| Langue: | anglais |
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Singapore ; River Edge, N.J. :
World Scientific,
©1999.
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| Collection: | World Scientific series on nonlinear science. Monographs and treatises ;
v. 32. |
| Accès en ligne: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=81865 |
| Résumé: | This book is a compilation of the review papers, expositions and some of the technical works of Leo Kadanoff, a theoretical physicist. The objective is to put together a group of not-too-technical writing in which he discusses some issues in condensed matter physics, hydrodynamics, applied mathematics and national policy. This expanded edition is divided into five sections. The first section contains review papers on hydrodynamics, condensed matter physics and field theory. Next is a selection of papers on scaling and universality, particularly as applied to phase changes. A change of pace is provided by a series of papers on the critical analysis of simulation models of urban economic and social development. The book concludes with a series of recent papers on complex patterns. Each major section has an introduction designed to tie the work together and to provide perspective on the subject matter. |
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| Description matérielle: | 1 online resource (xix, 746 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 0585454760 9780585454764 9789812384751 9812384758 9810234333 9810234341 9789810234331 |