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Complexity, Chaos, and Biological Evolution (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1991)
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Complexity, Chaos, and Biological Evolution (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1991)
Series: NATO Science Series B:, 270
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From time to time, perhaps a few times each century, a revolution
occurs that questions some of our basic beliefs and sweeps across
otherwise well guarded disciplinary boundaries. These are the
periods when science is fun, when new paradigms have to be
formulated, and when young scientists can do serious work without
first having to acquire all the knowledge of their teachers. The
emergence of nonlinear science appears to be one such revolution.
In a surprising manner, this new science has disclosed a number of
misconceptions in our traditional understanding of determinism. In
particular, it has been shown that the notion of predictability,
according to which the trajectory of a system can be precisely
determined if one knows the equations of motion and the initial
conditions, is related to textbook examples of simple; integrable
systems. This predictability does not extend to nonlinear,
conservative systems in general. Dissipative systems can also show
unpredictability, provided that the motion is sustained by
externally supplied energy and/or resources. These discoveries, and
the associated discovery that even relatively simple nonlinear
systems can show extremely complex behavior, have brought about an
unprecedented feeling of common interest among scientists from many
different disciplines. During the last decade or two we have come
to understand that there are universal routes to chaos, we have
learned about stretching and folding, and we have discovered the
beautiful fractal geometry underlying chaotic attractors.
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