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UNINA9910778170403321 |
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Strevens Michael |
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Bigger than chaos [[electronic resource] ] : understanding complexity through probability / / Michael Strevens |
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Cambridge, MA, : Harvard University Press, 2003 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xii, 413 p. ) : ill |
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Probabilities |
Statistical physics |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 397-401) and index. |
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Note to the Reader 1. The Simple Behavior of Complex Systems 1.1 Simplicity in Complex Systems 1.2 Enion Probability Analysis 1.3 Towards an Understanding of Enion Probabilities 2. The Physics of Complex Probability 2.1 Complex Probability Quantified 2.2 Microconstant Probability 2.3 The Interpretation of IC-Variable Distributions 2.4 Probabilistic Networks 2.5 Standard IC-Variables 2.6 Complex Probability and Probabilistic Laws 2.7 Effective and Critical IC-Values 2.A The Method of Arbitrary Functions 2.B More on the Tossed Coin 2.C Proofs 3. The Independence of Complex Probabilities 3.1 Stochastic Independence and Selection Rules 3.2 Probabilities of Composite Events 3.3 Causal Independence 3.4 Microconstancy and Independence 3.5 The Probabilistic Patterns Explained 3.6 Causally Coupled Experiments 3.7 Chains of Linked IC-Values 3.A Conditional Probability 3.B Proofs 4. The Simple Behavior of Complex Systems Explained 4.1 Representing Complex Systems 4.2 Enion Probabilities and Their Experiments 4.3 The Structure of Microdynamics 4.4 Microconstancy and Independence of Enion Probabilities 4.5 Independence of Microdynamic Probabilities 4.6 Aggregation of Enion Probabilities 4.7 Grand Conditions for Simple Macrolevel Behavior 4.8 Statistical Physics 4.9 Population Ecology 5. Implications for the Philosophy of the Higher-Level Sciences 5.1 Reduction 5.2 Higher-Level Laws 5.3 Causal Relevance 5.4 The Social Sciences 5.5 The Mathematics of Complex Systems 5.6 Are There Simple Probabilities? Notes Glossary |
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Michael Strevens shows how simplicity can co-exist with the tangled interconnections within complex systems. By looking at the foundations of statistical reasoning about complex systems (gases, ecosystems and even social systems) he provides an understanding of how simplicity emerges from complexity. |
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UNINA9910777876903321 |
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Autore |
Tobin Philip Chase |
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25 doctrines of law you should know / / Philip Chase Tobin |
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New York : , : Algora Publishing, , 2007 |
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1-281-39854-3 |
1-281-39821-7 |
9786611398217 |
0-87586-538-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (222 pages) |
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Jurisprudence - United States |
Law - United States - Philosophy |
Actions and defenses - United States |
Law - United States |
Law - U.S |
Law, Politics & Government |
Law - U.S. - General |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Res Ipsa Loquitur -- The Doctrine of Promissory Estoppel -- Respondeat Superior -- The Sudden Emergency Doctrine -- The Rescue Doctrine -- The Doctrine of Comparative Negligence -- The Doctrine of Unjust Enrichment -- The Unclean Hands Doctrine -- The Doctrine of Unconscionability -- The Doctrine of the Fruit of the Poisonous Tree -- Attractive Nuisance Doctrine -- The Doctrine of Mitigated Damages -- |
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The Doctrine of Quantum meruit -- The Doctrine of Sovereign Immunity -- The Doctrine of Absolute Immunity -- The Doctrine of Qualified Immunity -- The Last-Clear-Chance Doctrine -- The Open and Obvious Danger Doctrine -- The Assumption of Risk Doctrine -- The Public Duty Doctrine -- The Doctrine of the Statute of Limitations -- Doctrine Of Equitable Estoppel -- Res judicata -- The Doctrine of Collateral Estoppel -- Stare decisis. |
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In America's litigious society, everyone needs to know a few basics to avoid being snowed, cowed and generally abused. Even those who can afford to hire lawyers need to know what they are up to. This introduction to legal doctrines is a good first step if you want to file suit or help prepare your own legal defenses. When a conflict arises, what are the main doctrines of law that give one side an advantage? What do they mean, and how do they apply? When you can see through the legal jargon, the intimidation factor loses its power and you can concentrate on real issues. |
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