About this title: How do scientists look at chance, or randomness, and chaos in physical systems? In this study, David Ruelle explores game theory, probability, classical chaos and quantum uncertainty among many other topics. Since many systems are highly sensitive to initial conditions, the consequences of tiny exchanges in the variables can be enormous. Ruelle applies this insight to the understanding of turbulence, "strange attractors", entropy, black holes, information and intelligence.
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Date Published: 1991
ISBN-13:9780691085746ISBN:0691085749
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Description: Very Good. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Date Published: 1993-04-05
ISBN-13:9780691021003ISBN:0691021007
Description: Like New. May be shiny, in some instances dust jackets are not included, no missing pages, no damage to binding, may have a remainder mark. read more
Description: Very good. Trade PB (1991); Shelfwear w minor corner/edge bumping; erased pencil inner cover; Text clean, unmarked; mild page dulling; tight, no page or spine creases. Trade PB (1991); Shelfwear w minor corner/edge bumping; erased pencil inner cover; Text clean, unmarked; mild page dulling; tight, no page or spine creases. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Date Published: 1993-04-05
ISBN-13:9780691021003ISBN:0691021007
Description: Very Good. Previous owners name on the inside cover. Book has underlining and side notes on some of the pages. There is some wear to the book from use. The pages are all legible and clean otherwise. Free tracking information available. read more
Binding: Cloth
Publisher: Princeton University Press, Ewing, New Jersey, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1991
ISBN-13:9780691085746ISBN:0691085749
Description: Fine in Fine jacket. 0691085749 Very little shelfwear. Note that dustjacket design is different than shown, though this is the same ISBN and pub. date. "How do scientists look at chance, or randomness, and chaos in physical systems? " Contents include chance, mathematics and physics, probabilities, lotteries and horoscopes, classical determinism, games, sensitive dependence on initial condition, hadamard, duhem, and poincare, turbulence: modes and strange attractors, chaos: new paradigm and ... read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Princeton University Press [1991], [Princeton]
Date Published: 1991
ISBN-13:9780691085746ISBN:0691085749
Description: Fair in Fair jacket. First edition. 195 pages. Light colored staining to the right half of the front panel [of both the book and of the Dust Wrapper] else would be a somewhat bowed VG+ copy in otherwise Near Fine Dust Wrapper with creasing to both flaps. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Date Published: 1991
ISBN-13:9780691085746ISBN:0691085749
Description: Very Good in Fair jacket. Very Good in Fair jacket Very Good in Fair jacket Very good in fair dust jacket. Jacket back has scrathes 195 p.; 0.80" x 8.83" x 5.81". read more
Description: Very Good in very good jacket. 0691085749. Princeton: Princeton University Press, [1991]. 1st Edition. [xii]+195+[1]pp. Blue cloth with white spine lettering. A very good copy in dust jacket. 1 pound = 456 grams. 8.9 x 5.8 x 0.6 inches = 22.3 x 14.5 x 1.5cm. read more
Edition: First edition.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Date Published: 1991
ISBN-13:9780691085746ISBN:0691085749
Description: Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. Ex-library. Minimal library markings. Binding strong & tight, pages bright & clean. Text unmarked. We ship 6 days a week. Canadian orders ship air letter post or global priority where available. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. 195 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Edition: First Paperback Edition {Fifth Printing}
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey
Date Published: 1993
ISBN-13:9780691021003ISBN:0691021007
Description: Fine. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. "Step by step, Mr. Ruelle introduces concepts needed to understand the physical landscape of chance and chaos, explaining the meaning of probability, the ways of turbulent fluids, and the mathematical value of information....Throughout, CHANCE AND CHAOS os spiced with the author's dry with and unsparing judgements about scientists and science. " This book has 195 pages. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Date Published: 1993
ISBN-13:9780140171082ISBN:0140171088
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Date Published: 1993-04-05
ISBN-13:9780691021003ISBN:0691021007
Description: New. * Gift quality new paperback. No marks or damage inside or out. Light shelf wear only. Binding tight and square, no creases. read more
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