Does God Play Dice? The New Mathematics of Chaos

Stock Code:
BAB4075
Price:
$12.50

Description

Does God Play Dice? The New Mathematics of Chaos by Ian Stewart. 'I cannot believe that God plays dice with the cosmos' - Albert Einstein. The great eighteenth-century scientists thought they had discovered the immutable laws of a universe that runs like clockwork, but they were quite wrong . . . From the tiniest particles in quantum physics to the tumbling of celestial bodies - not to mention dripping taps, bouncing billiard balls, the vagaries of the weather and the Stock Exchange - nothing in the universe ever behaves in a way that is totally predictable. As Ian Stewart shows in this stimulating and accessible account, the key to this chaotic world can be found in the concepts of chaos, one of the most exciting breakthroughs in recent decades. The book has light to medium general wear with creasing on the covers and a previous owners name or inscription on inside front page.

Details

  • Author:
    Stewart, Ian
  • Book Condition:
    Good Plus
  • Publisher:
    Penguin Books
  • Edition:
    Second
  • Jacket Condition:
    None
  • Binding:
    Soft Cover
  • Location:
    BackstockO1
  • ISBN:
    0140256024
  • Size:
    8vo
  • Pages:
    401
  • Publish Date:
    1997
Stock Level:
1 In Stock
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