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ChaosJames Gleick
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Chaos

364 pagesFirst published 198729 editions · 5 languages
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The author describes how scientists studying the growth of complexity in nature are discovering order and pattern in chaos. He explains concepts such as nonlinearity, the Butterfly Effect, universal constants, fractals, and strange attractors, and examines the work of scientists such as Mitchell J. Feigenbaum, Edward Lorenz, and Benoit Mandelbrot.

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FormatPublisherYearPagesISBN
Paperback · freFLAMMARION20214969782080244987
Paperback · turAlfa Yayincilik20203909786051067360
HardcoverZysk i S-ka20184049788381163200
EditionCrítica2012—9788498923728
EditionOpen Road Integrated Media, Inc.20113609781453210475
EditionOpen Road Integrated Media, Inc.20113609781453210482
EditionOpen Road Integrated Media, Inc.2011—9781453221044
EditionOpen Road Integrated Media, Inc.2011—9781453210505
EditionPenguin Random House2010—9781409027706
EditionPenguin Random House2010—9781409027720
EditionPenguin Books20083609780143113454
Edition · porEditora Campus20063109788570015945
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