Chaos [[electronic resource] ] : a very short introduction / / Leonard A. Smith

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910458866403321
• Autore: Smith Leonard A
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2007
• ISBN: 0-19-151807-7; 1-281-14703-6; 1-4294-7006-2; 9786611147037
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (180 p.) : ill
• Collana: Very short introductions ; ; 159
• Disciplina: 003.857
• Soggetti: Chaotic behavior in systems; Differentiable dynamical systems; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Sommario/riassunto: This book provides a complete understanding of chaotic dynamics in maths, physics, and the real world, with an explanation of why it is important and how it differs from the idea of randomness. The author draws on certain physical systems and phenomena, for example the weather forecast, and the role of chaos in gambling.