1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910257401203321

Titolo

Law and Prediction in the Light of Chaos Research [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Paul Weingartner, Gerhard Schurz

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin, Heidelberg : , : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : , : Imprint : Springer, , 1996

ISBN

3-540-70693-3

Edizione

[1st ed. 1996.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (X, 294 p.)

Collana

Lecture Notes in Physics, , 0075-8450 ; ; 473

Disciplina

501/.185

Soggetti

Quantum physics

Statistical physics

Dynamical systems

Quantum computers

Spintronics

Quantum Physics

Complex Systems

Quantum Information Technology, Spintronics

Statistical Physics and Dynamical Systems

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di contenuto

Time, chaos and the laws of nature -- Natural laws and human prediction -- Comment on Boris Chirikov's paper “Natural laws and human prediction” -- Natural laws and the physics of complex systems comments on the report by B. Chirikov -- Discussion of Boris Chrikov's paper -- Under what transformations are laws invariant? -- Contingency and fundamental laws comment on Paul Weingartner “Under what transformations are laws invariant?” -- Discussion of Paul Weingartner's paper -- The status of determinism in an uncontrollable world -- Discussion of David Miller's paper -- Kinds of unpredictability in deterministic systems -- Discussion of Gerhard Schurz' paper -- Decoherence, determinism and chaos revisited -- Discussion of H. Pierre Noyes' paper -- Photons, billiards and chaos -- Discussion of Pat Suppes' paper -- Chaos: Algorithmic complexity vs. Dynamical instability -- Discussion of Robert Batterman's paper -- On the



foundations of synergetics -- Discussion of Arne Wunderlin's paper.

Sommario/riassunto

Like relativity and quantum theory chaos research is another prominent concept of 20th century physics that has triggered deep and far-reaching discussions in the philosophy of science. In this volume outstanding scientists discuss the fundamental problems of the concepts of law and of prediction. They present their views in their contributions to this volume, but they also are exposed to criticism in transcriptions of recordings made during discussions and in comments on their views also published in this book. Although all authors assume familiarity with some background in physics they also address the philosophers of science and even a general audience interested in modern science's contribution to a deeper understanding of reality.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910585946203321

Autore

Jongbloed Monique

Titolo

Leaders in Cardiovascular Research: A Special Issue Dedicated to Professor Adriana Gittenberger-De Groot

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Basel, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2022

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (372 p.)

Soggetti

Public health and preventive medicine

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

The arterial pole is one of the most complex parts of the heart both in development and disease. It involves the collaboration and orchestration of contributions from the first and second heart fields as well as the neural crest. The precursor cells differentiate into endocardial cushions and putative cardiac valves, the myocardium, and epicardium of the heart, but also into the different layers of the main arterial vessels. These include not only the aorta and the pulmonary trunk but also the pulmonary and coronary arteries, and during



development, the arterial duct. Many transcriptional and signaling networks act in timely concert to acquire the proper asymmetric development and function and pressure and flow dynamics. This is not only a human or even mammalian 'enterprise,' but is also taking place in so-called ancestral forms from fish to reptiles, including birds. In humans, it is small wonder that many clinical syndromes may arise when something in this complexity is amiss. This Special Issue of JCDD contains contributions focussed on the heart fields, congenital cardiac malformations and associated syndromes, with special emphasis on the cardiac outflow tract. The Issue is devoted to Prof. Dr. Adriana Gittenberger-de Groot, who dedicated her extensive career to research on cardiovascular development.