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Record Nr.

UNINA9910741197503321

Autore

Marro Joaquín

Titolo

Physics, Nature and Society : A Guide to Order and Complexity in Our World / / by Joaquín Marro

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2014

ISBN

3-319-02024-2

Edizione

[1st ed. 2014.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (211 p.)

Collana

The Frontiers Collection, , 1612-3018

Disciplina

006.3

Soggetti

Statistical physics

Dynamics

Popular works

Game theory

Artificial intelligence

Developmental biology

Complex Systems

Popular Science, general

Game Theory, Economics, Social and Behav. Sciences

Artificial Intelligence

Developmental Biology

Statistical Physics and Dynamical Systems

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

A glance at the method -- The automata -- Chaotic and noisy -- Critical worlds -- Chance and necessity -- Size does not always matter -- Living things -- Interacting humans -- Epilogue.

Sommario/riassunto

This wide-ranging and accessible book serves as a fascinating guide to the strategies and concepts that help us understand the boundaries between physics, on the one hand, and sociology, economics, and biology on the other. From cooperation and criticality to flock dynamics and fractals, the author addresses many of the topics belonging to the broad theme of complexity. He chooses excellent examples (requiring no prior mathematical knowledge) to illuminate these ideas and their



implications. The lively style and clear description of the relevant models will appeal both to novices and those with an existing knowledge of the field.