From order to chaos: essays, critical, chaotic, and otherwise

This book is a compilation of the review papers, expositions and some of the technical works of Leo Kadanoff, a theoretical physicist. The objective is to put together a group of not-too-technical writing in which he discusses some issues in condensed matter physics, hydrodynamics, applied mathemati...

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Main Author: Kadanoff, Leo P. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Singapore World Scientific Pub. Co. c1993
Series:World Scientific series on nonlinear science. Series A, Monographs and treatises vol. 1
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Online Access:FHN01
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Summary:This book is a compilation of the review papers, expositions and some of the technical works of Leo Kadanoff, a theoretical physicist. The objective is to put together a group of not-too-technical writing in which he discusses some issues in condensed matter physics, hydrodynamics, applied mathematics and national policy.The volume is divided into four sections. The first section contains review papers on hydrodynamics, condensed matter physics and field theory. Next is a selection of papers on scaling and universality, particularly as applied to phase changes. A change of pace is provided by a series of papers on the critical analysis of simulation models of urban economic and social development. The book concludes with a series of recent papers on turbulence and chaos. Each major section has an introduction designed to tie the work together and to provide perspective on the subject matter
Physical Description:xvii, 555 p. ill. (some col.)
ISBN:9789812798763

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