The Impact Of Chaos On Science And Society

Author : Celso Grebogi,James A. Yorke
Publisher : Brookings Institution Press
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Chaotic behavior in systems
ISBN : UCSD:31822031284219

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The Impact of Chaos on Science and Society by Celso Grebogi,James A. Yorke Pdf

Prompted by the growing body of knowledge about chaotic behavior in an increasing number of scientific disciplines, this volume brings together a distinguished group of experts to evaluate the impact that chaos has had on the conduct of science and on our understanding of society.

Author : Ralph Abraham,Yoshisuke Ueda
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9789810244040

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The Chaos Avant-garde by Ralph Abraham,Yoshisuke Ueda Pdf

This book is an authoritative and unique reference for the history of chaos theory, told by the pioneers themselves. It also provides an excellent historical introduction to the concepts. There are eleven contributions, and six of them are published here for the first time ? two by Steve Smale, three by Yoshisuke Ueda, and one each by Ralph Abraham, Edward Lorenz, Christian Mira, Floris Takens, T Y Li and James A Yorke, and Otto E Rossler.

Author : Ralph Abraham,Yoshisuke Ueda
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2001-01-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789814492461

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Chaos Avant-garde, The: Memoirs Of The Early Days Of Chaos Theory by Ralph Abraham,Yoshisuke Ueda Pdf

This book is an authoritative and unique reference for the history of chaos theory, told by the pioneers themselves. It also provides an excellent historical introduction to the concepts. There are eleven contributions, and six of them are published here for the first time — two by Steve Smale, three by Yoshisuke Ueda, and one each by Ralph Abraham, Edward Lorenz, Christian Mira, Floris Takens, T Y Li and James A Yorke, and Otto E Rossler.

Author : A. Albert
Publisher : IOS Press
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9051992149

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Chaos and Society by A. Albert Pdf

This publication reflects on the discussion on using chaos theory for the study of society. It explores the interface between chaos theory and the social sciences. A broad variety of fields (including Sociology, Anthropology, Economics, Political Science, Management, Philosophy and Cognitive Sciences) is represented in the book. The leading themes are: Conceptual and Methodological Issues, Social Connectionism and the Connectionist Mind, Social Institutions and Public Policy, and Social Simulations. The book includes the following topics: the relevance of the complexity-chaos paradigm for analyzing social systems, the usefulness of nonlinear dynamics for studying the formation and sustainability of social groups, the comparison between spontaneous social orders and spontaneous biological/natural orders, the building of Artificial Societies, and the contribution of the chaos paradigm to a better understanding and formulation of public policies.

Author : Charles T. Hunt
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2014-09-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317801689

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UN Peace Operations and International Policing by Charles T. Hunt Pdf

This book addresses the important question of how the United Nations (UN) should monitor and evaluate the impact of police in its peace operations. UN peace operations are a vital component of international conflict management. Since the end of the Cold War one of the foremost developments has been the rise of UN policing (UNPOL). Instances of UNPOL action have increased dramatically in number and have evolved from passive observation to participation in frontline law enforcement activities. Attempts to ascertain the impact of UNPOL activities have proven inadequate. This book seeks to redress this lacuna by investigating the ways in which the effects of peace operations – and UNPOL in particular – are monitored and evaluated. Furthermore, it aims to develop a framework, tested through field research in Liberia, for Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) that enables more effective impact assessment. By enhancing the relationship between field-level M&E and organisational learning this research aims to make an important contribution to the pursuit of more professional and effective UN peace operations. This book will be of much interest to students of peace operations, conflict management, policing, security studies and IR in general.

Author : Thomas Homer-Dixon
Publisher : Vintage Canada
Page : 498 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2010-01-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780307375865

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The Ingenuity Gap by Thomas Homer-Dixon Pdf

“Human beings have been smart enough to turn nature to their ends, generate vast wealth for themselves, and double their average life span. But are they smart enough to solve the problems of the 21st century?” -- Thomas Homer-Dixon In The Ingenuity Gap, Thomas Homer-Dixon, "global guru" (the Toronto Star), asks: is our world becoming too complex, too fast-paced to manage? The challenges facing us converge, intertwine, and remain largely beyond our ken. Most of suspect the "experts don't really know what's going on; that as a species we've released forces that are neither managed nor manageable. We are fast approaching a time when we may no longer be able to control a world that increasingly exceeds our grasp. This is "the ingenuity gap" -- the term coined by Thomas Homer-Dixon -- the critical gap between our need for practical, innovative ideas to solve complex problems and our actual supply of those ideas. Through gripping narrative stories and incidents that exemplify his arguments, he takes us on a world tour that begins with a heartstopping description of the tragic crash of United Airlines Flight 232 from Denver to Chicago and includes Las Vegas in its desert, a wilderness beach in British Columbia, and his solitary search for a little girl in Patna, India. He shows how, in our complex world, while poor countries are particularly vulnerable to ingenuity gaps, our own rich countries are not immune, and we are caught between a requirement for ingenuity and an increasingly uncertain supply. When the gap widens, political disintegration and violent upheaval can result, reaching into our own economies and daily lives in subtle ways. In compelling, lucid, prose, he makes real the problems we face and suggests how we might overcome them.

Author : Vadim S. Anishchenko,Tatyana E. Vadivasova,Galina I. Strelkova
Publisher : Springer
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2014-06-16
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319068718

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Deterministic Nonlinear Systems by Vadim S. Anishchenko,Tatyana E. Vadivasova,Galina I. Strelkova Pdf

This text is a short yet complete course on nonlinear dynamics of deterministic systems. Conceived as a modular set of 15 concise lectures it reflects the many years of teaching experience by the authors. The lectures treat in turn the fundamental aspects of the theory of dynamical systems, aspects of stability and bifurcations, the theory of deterministic chaos and attractor dimensions, as well as the elements of the theory of Poincare recurrences.Particular attention is paid to the analysis of the generation of periodic, quasiperiodic and chaotic self-sustained oscillations and to the issue of synchronization in such systems. This book is aimed at graduate students and non-specialist researchers with a background in physics, applied mathematics and engineering wishing to enter this exciting field of research.

Author : Marat Akhmet
Publisher : Springer
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2019-06-20
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783030205720

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Almost Periodicity, Chaos, and Asymptotic Equivalence by Marat Akhmet Pdf

The central subject of this book is Almost Periodic Oscillations, the most common oscillations in applications and the most intricate for mathematical analysis. Prof. Akhmet's lucid and rigorous examination proves these oscillations are a "regular" component of chaotic attractors. The book focuses on almost periodic functions, first of all, as Stable (asymptotically) solutions of differential equations of different types, presumably discontinuous; and, secondly, as non-isolated oscillations in chaotic sets. Finally, the author proves the existence of Almost Periodic Oscillations (asymptotic and bi-asymptotic) by asymptotic equivalence between systems. The book brings readers' attention to contemporary methods for considering oscillations as well as to methods with strong potential for study of chaos in the future. Providing three powerful instruments for mathematical research of oscillations where dynamics are observable and applied, the book is ideal for engineers as well as specialists in electronics, computer sciences, robotics, neural networks, artificial networks, and biology. Distinctively combines results and methods of the theory of differential equations with thorough investigation of chaotic dynamics with almost periodic ingredients; Provides all necessary mathematical basics in their most developed form, negating the need for any additional sources for readers to start work in the area; Presents a unique method of investigation of discontinuous almost periodic solutions in its unified form, employed to differential equations with different types of discontinuity; Develops the equivalence method to its ultimate effective state such that most important theoretical problems and practical applications can be analyzed by the method.

Author : Mr Nick Obolensky
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2014-11-28
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781472447913

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Complex Adaptive Leadership by Mr Nick Obolensky Pdf

Complex Adaptive Leadership, a Gower bestseller, has been taught in corporate leadership programmes, business schools and universities around the world to high acclaim. In this updated paperback edition, the author argues that leadership is a complex dynamic process and should involve all those engaged in a particular enterprise. Nick Obolensky has practised, researched and taught leadership in the public, private and voluntary sectors, and in this exciting book he brings together his knowledge of theory, his own experience, and the results of 19 years of research involving 2,500 executives in 40 countries around the world.

Author : Erçetin, ?efika ?ule
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 458 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2016-04-21
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9781522501497

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Handbook of Research on Chaos and Complexity Theory in the Social Sciences by Erçetin, ?efika ?ule Pdf

The concept of “chaos”, and chaos theory, though it is a field of study specifically in the field of mathematics with applications in physics, engineering, economics, management, and education, has also recently taken root in the social sciences. As a method of analyzing the way in which the digital age has connected society more than ever, chaos and complexity theory serves as a tactic to tie world events and cope with the information overload that is associated with heightened social connectivity. The Handbook of Research on Chaos and Complexity Theory in the Social Sciences explores the theories of chaos and complexity as applied to a variety of disciplines including political science, organizational and management science, economics, and education. Presenting diverse research-based perspectives on mathematical patterns in the world system, this publication is an essential reference source for scholars, researchers, mathematicians, social theorists, and graduate-level students in a variety of disciplines.

Author : Lynn Arthur Steen
Publisher : MAA
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 0883858185

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Math and Bio 2010 by Lynn Arthur Steen Pdf

"Math and bio 2010 grew out of 'Meeting the Challenges: Education across the Biological, Mathematical and Computer Sciences,' a joint project of the Mathematical Association of America (MAA), the National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education (NSF DUE), the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), and the American Society for Microbiology (ASM)."--Foreword, p. vi

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 347 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:934221969

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Chaos by Anonim Pdf

Author : Wen Yu,Haibo He
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 1270 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2009-05-06
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783642015069

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Advances in Neural Networks - ISNN 2009 by Wen Yu,Haibo He Pdf

The three volume set LNCS 5551/5552/5553 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 6th International Symposium on Neural Networks, ISNN 2009, held in Wuhan, China in May 2009. The 409 revised papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 1.235 submissions. The papers are organized in 20 topical sections on theoretical analysis, stability, time-delay neural networks, machine learning, neural modeling, decision making systems, fuzzy systems and fuzzy neural networks, support vector machines and kernel methods, genetic algorithms, clustering and classification, pattern recognition, intelligent control, optimization, robotics, image processing, signal processing, biomedical applications, fault diagnosis, telecommunication, sensor network and transportation systems, as well as applications.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Developing countries
ISBN : UOM:39015062105153

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Philosophy and Social Action by Anonim Pdf

Author : K. R. Dark
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2016-10-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781474288316

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The Waves of Time by K. R. Dark Pdf

Since the end of the Cold War, analysts of international politics have given much greater attention to issues of change. It has become increasingly clear to specialists from many fields that any understanding of large-scale political change must encompass far longer timescales than has been usual in the study of world politics, and must incorporate multi-disciplinary perspectives. This book evaluates and draws on relevant theoretical approaches from other disciplines such as sociology, economics, geography, history, anthropology and archaeology, as well as evolutionary theory and the mathematical study of complexity. Using an epistemological framework, Dark sets out a theory of long-term world political change: the theory of 'Macrodynamics'. This is then applied to historical, anthropological and archaeological data to explain the changing forms of political organization, from the earliest human societies to the late twentieth century. The resulting analysis is a reinterpretation of the processes of global political change in the past and present. This, in turn, opens new areas of enquiry in the study of international relations and has profound implications for how we understand the changing world of today.