Bigger than Chaos : : Understanding Complexity through Probability /

Bigger than Chaos : : Understanding Complexity through Probability / / Michael Strevens.

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Many complex systems--from immensely complicated ecosystems to minute assemblages of molecules--surprise us with their simple behavior. Consider, for instance, the snowflake, in which a great number of water molecules arrange themselves in patterns with six-way symmetry. How is it that molecules mov...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter HUP eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013 (Canada)
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Strevens, Michael,
Place / Publishing House:Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2021]
©2003
Year of Publication:2021
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (429 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Acknowledgments
  • Contents
  • Figures
  • Note to the Reader
  • 1. The Simple Behavior of Complex Systems
  • 2. The Physics of Complex Probability
  • 3. The Independence of Complex Probabilities
  • 4. The Simple Behavior of Complex Systems Explained
  • 5. Implications for the Philosophy of the Higher-Level Sciences
  • Notes
  • Glossary
  • References
  • Index

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