How Nature Works: The Science of Self-Organized Criticality
How Nature Works: The Science of Self-Organized Criticality
Bak, Per
product information
Condition: New, UPC: 9780387947914, Publication Date: Thu, August 1, 1996, Type: Hardcover ,
join & start selling
description
5Self-organized criticality, the spontaneous development of systems to a critical state, is the first general theory of complex systems with a firm mathematical basis. This theory describes how many seemingly desperate aspects of the world, from stock market crashes to mass extinctions, avalanches to solar flares, all share a set of simple, easily described properties.
"...a'must read'...Bak writes with such ease and lucidity, and his ideas are so intriguing...essential reading for those interested in complex systems...it will reward a sufficiently skeptical reader." -NATURE
"...presents the theory (self-organized criticality) in a form easily absorbed by the non-mathematically inclined reader." -BOSTON BOOK REVIEW
"I picture Bak as a kind of scientific musketeer; flamboyant, touchy, full of swagger and ready to join every fray... His book is written with panache. The style is brisk, the content stimulating. I recommend it as a bracing experience." -NEW SCIENTIST
reviews

Be the first to write a review

member goods

No member items were found under this heading.

notems store

The Idea of a Critical ...

by Geuss, Raymond

Paperback /Paperback

$14.99

State and Revolution

by Lenin, Vladimir Ilich

Paperback /Paperback

$5.99

The End of Animal Farming: ...

by Reese, Jacy

Hardcover /Hardcover

$23.76

Marketing: Theory, Evidence, Practice

by Sharp, Byron

Paperback /Paperback

$97.02

listens & views

LIEDERALBUM

by SCHLUSNUS,HEINRICH / WEIGERT / RUPP

COMPACT DISC

out of stock

$38.99

TROUBLE IN DREAMS (DIG)

by DESTROYER

COMPACT DISC

$15.25

CRUNCHING

by LARA,BRUNO

COMPACT DISC

out of stock

$21.99

SOZINHO

by RAPOSO,AL

COMPACT DISC

out of stock

$15.75

Return Policy

All sales are final

Shipping

No special shipping considerations available.
Shipping fees determined at checkout.
promoting relevance through notable postings ]
share it, buy it, sell it ]

A notem is a post that highlights an experience, idea, topic of interest, an event ... whatever a member believes worthy of discussion. Each notem becomes a pathway by which to make meaningful connections.

notems is a free, global social network that rewards members by the number and quality of notems they post.

notemote® © . Privacy Policy. Developed by Hartmann Software Group