| Description |
xviii, 462 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm |
| Summary |
In this groundbreaking new book, Peter Coveney and Roger Highfield, the scientist coauthors of the highly praised The Arrow of Time, explore how complexity in mathematics, physics, biology, chemistry, and even the social sciences is transforming not only the way we think about the universe, but also the very assumptions that underlie conventional science |
| Notes |
Includes index and bibliography |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [435]-444) and index |
| Notes |
English |
| Subject |
Artificial life.
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Biological systems.
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Chaotic behavior in systems.
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Complexity (Philosophy)
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Reductionism.
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| Author |
Highfield, Roger.
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| LC no. |
95030353 |
| ISBN |
0449908321 |
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0449910814 (paperback) |
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0571179223 |
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