Chance and Chaos Contributor(s): Ruelle, David (Author) |
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ISBN: 0691021007 ISBN-13: 9780691021003 Publisher: Princeton University Press
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: April 1993 Annotation: How do scientists look at chance, or randomness, and chaos in physical systems? In answering this question for a general audience, Ruelle has produced an authoritative and elegant book--a model of clarity, succinctness, and with humor bordering on the sardonic. Ruelle is a professor of theoretical physics in France. |
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BISAC Categories: - Mathematics | Probability & Statistics - General - Mathematics | History & Philosophy |
Dewey: 519.2 |
Physical Information: 0.58" H x 5.51" W x 8.46" L (0.52 lbs) 208 pages |
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Publisher Description: How do scientists look at chance, or randomness, and chaos in physical systems? In answering this question for a general audience, Ruelle writes in the best French tradition: he has produced an authoritative and elegant book--a model of clarity, succinctness, and a humor bordering at times on the sardonic. |
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