Chaotic dynamics has been hailed as the third great scientific revolution in physics in this century, comparable to relativity and quantum mechanics. In this book, Peter Smith takes a cool, critical look at such claims. He cuts through the hype and rhetoric by explaining some of the basic mathematical ideas in a clear and accessible way, and by carefully discussing the methodological issues that arise. In particular, he explores the new kinds of explanation of empirical phenomena that modern dynamics can deliver. Explaining Chaos will be compulsory reading for philosophers of science and for anyone who has wondered about the conceptual foundations of chaos theory.
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' ... attractively written and should be accessible to many without advanced mathematical ability, it is a book for readers who are interested in what we mean by scientific understanding and in what confidence we can place in the statements of science.' Contemporary Physics
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Chaotic dynamics has been hailed as the third great scientific revolution in physics this century, comparable to relativity and quantum mechanics. In this book, Peter Smith takes a cool, critical look at such claims. He cuts through the hype and rhetoric by explaining some of the basic mathematical ideas in a clear and accessible way, and by carefully discussing the methodological issues which arise. Explaining Chaos will be compulsory reading for philosophers of science and for anyone who has wondered about the conceptual foundations of chaos theory.
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'Chaos theory': the very name suggests a paradox. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
divider gap, bifurcation rates, divider dimension, surplus content, infinite intricacy, trajectory bundles, defining chaos, error inflation, chaotic theories, chaotic models, aperiodic orbits, final interlude, computer trials, unimodal maps, logistic map, chaotic cases, transition analogy, fractal attractor, circulation velocity, sensitive dependence, approximate truth, phase space trajectories, trapping region, periodic points, probabilistic explanation Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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divider gap, bifurcation rates, divider dimension, surplus content, infinite intricacy, trajectory bundles, defining chaos, error inflation, chaotic theories, chaotic models, aperiodic orbits, final interlude, computer trials, unimodal maps, logistic map, chaotic cases, transition analogy, fractal attractor, circulation velocity, sensitive dependence, approximate truth, phase space trajectories, trapping region, periodic points, probabilistic explanation Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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- An Introduction to Chaotic Dynamical Systems, 2nd Edition by Robert Devaney on page 166, and Back Matter
- Classical Mechanics (3rd Edition) by Herbert Goldstein on page 118, and Back Matter
- Vagueness: A Reader by Rosanna Keefe in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Scientific American Supplement, No. 384, May 12, 1883 by Authors Various Authors in Back Matter
- Chance and Chaos by David Ruelle in Back Matter
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- Chaos and Nonlinear Dynamics: An Introduction for Scientists and Engineers by Robert Hilborn on page 40, and Back Matter
- Creation and Double-Chaos: Science and Theology In Discussion (Theology and the Sciences Series) by Sjoerd L. Bonting in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos by J. M. T. Thompson in Back Matter
- Theory and Truth: Philosophical Critique within Foundational Science by Lawrence Sklar in Back Matter
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