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Does God Play Dice?: The New Mathematics of Chaos
Ian Stewart
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Description for Does God Play Dice?: The New Mathematics of Chaos
Paperback. Since the dramatic discovery of the mathematical concept of chaos in 1989, the controversy of its contents has settled down. This edition takes a fresh look at its achievements and potential. It includes the practical applications of chaos theory, such as developing intelligent heart pacemakers, and provides a fresh answer to Einstien's question. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations, further reading, index. BIC Classification: PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 18. Weight in Grams: 286.
Since the dramatic discovery of the mathematical concept of chaos in 1989, the controversy of its contents has settled down. This revised edition of Does God Play Dice? takes a fresh look at its achievements and potential. With a new preface and three completely new chapters, it includes the latest practical applications of chaos theory, such as developing intelligent heart pacemakers. All this provides a fascinating new answer to Einstien's question which provided the title of this book.
Since the dramatic discovery of the mathematical concept of chaos in 1989, the controversy of its contents has settled down. This revised edition of Does God Play Dice? takes a fresh look at its achievements and potential. With a new preface and three completely new chapters, it includes the latest practical applications of chaos theory, such as developing intelligent heart pacemakers. All this provides a fascinating new answer to Einstien's question which provided the title of this book.
Product Details
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
Weight
286g
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780140256024
SKU
V9780140256024
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About Ian Stewart
IAN STEWART is Professor of Mathematics at the University of Warwick, as well as the Director of its Interdisciplinary Mathematical Research Programme. He is also Gresham Professor of Geometry at Gresham College, London. He has written or co-authored over sixty books, including The Collapse of Chaos, Fearful Symmetry, and Game, Set and Math (available in Penguin).
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