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  • Chaos

    Making a New Science

    by James Gleick ...
    The "highly entertaining" New York Times bestseller, which explains chaos theory and the butterfly effect, from the author of The Information ( Chicago Tribune).For centuries, scientific thought was focused on bringing order to the natural world. But even as relativity and quantum mechanics undermined that rigid certainty in the first half of the twentieth century, the scientific community clung ... Read more

    17,27 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Linked

    How Everything Is Connected to Everything Else and What It Means for Business, Science, and Everyday Life

    by Albert-László Barabási ...
    The best-selling guide to network science, the revolutionary field that reveals the deep links between all forms of human social lifeA cocktail party. A terrorist cell. Ancient bacteria. An international conglomerate. All are networks, and all are a part of a surprising scientific revolution. In Linked, Albert-László Barabási, the nation's foremost expert in the new science of networks, takes us ... Read more

    10,99 €

  • Six Degrees: The Science of a Connected Age

    The Science of a Connected Age

    by Duncan J. Watts ...
    The pioneering young scientist whose work on the structure of small worlds has triggered an avalanche of interest in networks.In this remarkable book, Duncan Watts, one of the principal architects of network theory, sets out to explain the innovative research that he and other scientists are spearheading to create a blueprint of our connected planet. Whether they bind computers, economies, or ... Read more

    12,29 €

  • The Ends of the World

    Volcanic Apocalypses, Lethal Oceans, and Our Quest to Understand Earth's Past Mass Extinctions

    by Peter Brannen ...
    One of Vox’s Most Important Books of the DecadeNew York Times Editors' Choice 2017Forbes Top 10 Best Environment, Climate, and Conservation Book of 2017As new groundbreaking research suggests that climate change played a major role in the most extreme catastrophes in the planet's history, award-winning science journalist Peter Brannen takes us on a wild ride through the planet's five mass e... ... Read more

    7,83 €

  • A Brief History of Earth

    Four Billion Years in Eight Chapters

    by Andrew H. Knoll ...
    Harvard’s acclaimed geologist “charts Earth’s history in accessible style” (AP)“A sublime chronicle of our planet." –Booklist, STARRED reviewHow well do you know the ground beneath your feet?Odds are, where you’re standing was once cooking under a roiling sea of lava, crushed by a towering sheet of ice, rocked by a nearby meteor strike, or perhaps choked by poison gases, drowned beneath ocean, ... Read more

    9,11 €

  • Designing the Mind

    The Principles of Psychitecture

    by Designing the Mind, Ryan Bush ...
    The Instant Cult Classic on the Art of Reprogramming Your Own Psychological SoftwareA bold and fascinating dive into the nuts and bolts of psychological evolution, Designing the Mind: The Principles of Psychitecture is part philosophical manifesto, part practical self-development guide, all based on the teachings of legendary thinkers like Marcus Aurelius, Lao Tzu, Friedrich Nietzsche, and Abraham ... Read more

    8,91 €

  • Cyber-Physical Systems and Control

    Edited by Dmitry G. Arseniev, Ludger Overmeyer, Heikki Kälviäinen, Branko Katalinić ...
    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
    This book presents the proceedings of the International Conference on Cyber-Physical Systems and Control (CPS&C'2019), held in Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, which is celebrating its 120th anniversary in 2019. The CPS&C'2019 was dedicated to the 35th anniversary of the partnership between Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University and Leibniz University of ... Read more

    85,85 €

  • Recent Trends in Dynamical Systems

    Proceedings of a Conference in Honor of Jürgen Scheurle

    Edited by Andreas Johann, Hans-Peter Kruse, Florian Rupp, Stephan Schmitz ...
    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
    This book presents the proceedings of a conference on dynamical systems held in honor of Jürgen Scheurle in January 2012. Through both original research papers and survey articles leading experts in the field offer overviews of the current state of the theory and its applications to mechanics and physics. In particular, the following aspects of the theory of dynamical systems are covered: - ... Read more

    190,79 €

  • Natural Time Analysis: The New View of Time, Part II

    Advances in Disaster Prediction Using Complex Systems

    by Panayiotis Varotsos, Nicholas Sarlis, Efthimios Skordas ...
    Series Book 2 - Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This monograph contains the advances achieved based on the content ofour previous monograph published in 2011. In other words, the presentmonograph can be considered as "Part II" containing new resultsaccomplished in the last decade. These were published in several reputedinternational journals based on the concept of natural time discussed indetail in our earlier monograph. The analysis in ... Read more

    152,63 €

  • Extended Abstracts Spring 2013

    Complex Systems; Control of Infectious Diseases

    Edited by Álvaro Corral, Anna Deluca, Francesc Font-Clos, Pilar Guerrero, Andrei Korobeinikov, Francesco Massucci ...
    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
    The two parts of this volume feature seventeen and six extended conference abstracts corresponding to selected talks given by participants at "Joint CRM-Imperial College Workshop in Complex Systems" and "Emergence, Spread and Control of Infectious Diseases" respectively, both held at the Centre de Recerca Matemàtica in Barcelona in spring 2013. Most of them are short articles giving preliminary ... Read more

    66,77 €

  • THE STORY OF SOUND: Echo-Field-Form

    The Universal Translation Protocol of Consciousness, Energy, and Sound

    by Vikas Roy ...
    Series Book 1 - THE STORY OF SOUND
    At the heart of every tradition lies an ancient insight: sound is not symbolic-it is generative. Echo-Field-Form: The Resonant Architecture of Reality returns us to this truth. It presents a unifying framework where vibration is the first expression of reality, fields emerge from resonance, and all form-biological, material, or cognitive-arises from energetic sound patterns.This is not metaphor ... Read more

    19,07 €

  • Applications of Systems Thinking and Soft Operations Research in Managing Complexity

    From Problem Framing to Problem Solving

    Edited by Anthony J. Masys ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    This book captures current trends and developments in the field of systems thinking and soft operations research which can be applied to solve today's problems of dynamic complexity and interdependency. Such ‘wicked problems’ and messes are seemingly intractable problems characterized as value-laden, ambiguous, and unstable, that resist being tamed by classical problem solving. Actions and ... Read more

    85,85 €

  • Mobile Point Sensors and Actuators in the Controllability Theory of Partial Differential Equations

    by Alexander Y. Khapalov ...
    Series series Mathematics and Statistics (R0)
    This book presents a concise study of controllability theory of partial differential equations when they are equipped with actuators and/or sensors that are finite dimensional at every moment of time. Based on the author’s extensive research in the area of controllability theory, this monograph specifically focuses on the issues of controllability, observability, and stabilizability for parabolic ... Read more

    47,69 €

  • Control Synthesis for Semi-Markovian Switching Systems

    by Wenhai Qi, Guangdeng Zong ...
    Series series Intelligent Technologies and Robotics (R0)
    The book focuses on control synthesis for semi-Markovian switching systems. By using multiple semi-Markovian Lyapunov function approaches, a basic theoretical framework is formed toward the issue of control synthesis for semi-Markovian switching systems. This is achieved by providing an in-depth study on several major topics such as sliding mode control, finite-time control, quantized control, ... Read more

    143,09 €

  • Two-dimensional Product Cubic Systems, Vol. VII

    Self- Quadratic Vector Fields

    by Albert C. J. Luo ...
    This book is the seventh of 15 related monographs, concerns nonlinear dynamics and singularity of cubic dynamical systems possessing a product-cubic vector field and a self-univariate quadratic vector field. The equilibrium singularity and bifurcation dynamics are discussed. The saddle-source (sink) is the appearing bifurcations for saddle and source (sink). The double-saddle equilibriums are the ... Read more

    152,63 €

  • Advances in Dependability Engineering of Complex Systems

    Proceedings of the Twelfth International Conference on Dependability and Complex Systems DepCoS-RELCOMEX, July 2 - 6, 2017, Brunów, Poland

    Edited by Jacek Mazurkiewicz, Tomasz Walkowiak, Jarosław Sugier, Wojciech Zamojski, Janusz Kacprzyk ...
    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
    This book gathers the proceedings of the 2017 DepCoS-RELCOMEX, an annual conference series that has been organized by the Department of Computer Engineering at the Faculty of Electronics, Wrocław University of Science and Technology, since 2006. Its mission is to continue the heritage of the other two cycles of events – the RELCOMEX conferences (1977–89) and Microcomputer Schools (1985–95) – so ... Read more

    133,55 €

  • Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Nonlinear Dynamics and Applications (ICNDA 2024), Volume 1

    Nonlinear Waves and Plasma Dynamics

    Edited by Asit Saha, Santo Banerjee ...
    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
    This book covers the latest advancements and applications of nonlinear dynamics in various fields of science and engineering, presenting a curated selection of peer-reviewed contributions at the 2nd International Conference on Nonlinear Dynamics and Applications (ICNDA 2024) at Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology (SMIT). Organized by the Department of Mathematics, SMIT, SMU, this international ... Read more

    476,04 €

  • Attractors of Caputo Fractional Differential Equations

    by Thai Son Doan, Peter E. Kloeden, Hoang The Tuan ...
    Series series Mathematics and Statistics (R0)
    This book focuses on dissipative Caputo fractional differential equations (FDEs) with an autonomous vector field. The introduction of Caputo FDEs in the 1960s allowed initial value problems to be handled more naturally and the asymptotic behaviour of models based on them to be investigated by researchers. More recently, mathematically defined dynamical systems generated by Caputo FDEs and their ... Read more

    47,69 €

  • Chaos, Synchronization and Structures in Dynamics of Systems with Cylindrical Phase Space

    by Nikolai Verichev, Stanislav Verichev, Vladimir Erofeev ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    This book develops analytical methods for studying the dynamical chaos, synchronization, and dynamics of structures in various models of coupled rotators.Rotators and their systems are defined in a cylindrical phase space, and, unlike oscillators, which are defined in Rn, they have a wider “range” of motion: There are vibrational and rotational types for cyclic variables, as well as their ... Read more

    85,85 €

  • Uncertainty Analyses in Environmental Sciences and Hydrogeology

    Methods and Applications to Subsurface Contamination

    by Rachid Ababou, Juliette Chastanet, Jean-Marie Côme, Manuel Marcoux, Michel Quintard ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book highlights several methods and quantitative implementations of both probabilistic and fuzzy-based approaches to uncertainty quantification and uncertainty propagation through environmental subsurface pollution models with uncertain input parameters. The book focuses on methods as well as applications in hydrogeology, soil hydrology, groundwater contamination, and related areas (e.g., ... Read more

    42,92 €

  • The Ethics of Absolute Rationality: Civilization 2.0

    by Question ...
    THE ETHICS OF ABSOLUTE RATIONALITY: VOLUME II: CIVILIZATION 2.0THE DEPLOYMENT ALGORITHMThis is not philosophy. This is the definitive Working Instruction for Systemic Stability and the absolute end of chaos.Volume I established The Code: the four immutable Axioms that define Absolute Rationality (EAR). This second volume, Civilization 2.0, is the Deployment Algorithm. Its existence is mandatory ... Read more

    Free

  • Digital Transformation of Socio-Economic and Technical Systems: Theory and Practice

    Edited by Angi Skhvediani, Anastasia Kulachinskaya, Mariana Mateeva Petrova ...
    Series series Engineering (R0)
    In the theoretical field, this book presents innovative concepts and models that elucidate the dynamics and implications of digitalization across diverse socio-economic systems. Additionally, from a practical perspective, the book offers real-world examples and case studies that illustrate successful strategies for implementing digital technologies and their contributions to the sustainable ... Read more

    162,17 €

  • Structure-Oriented Evaluation

    An Evaluation Approach for Complex Processes and Systems

    by Uranchimeg Tudevdagva ...
    Series series Engineering (R0)
    This book introduces a new branch of evaluation theory, where evaluation and score calculation is embedded into general measure theory, as is typical in geometry, probability theory and reliability theory. The author describes the theoretical background of new evaluation model for complex processes, where interests of involved groups are considered as multi-players of evaluation process. Readers ... Read more

    57,23 €

  • Principles of Discontinuous Dynamical Systems

    by Marat Akhmet ...
    Series series Mathematics and Statistics (R0)
    Discontinuous dynamical systems have played an important role in both theory and applications during the last several decades. This is still an area of active research and techniques to make the applications more effective are an ongoing topic of interest. Principles of Discontinuous Dynamical Systems is devoted to the theory of differential equations with variable moments of impulses. It ... Read more

    47,69 €