How Nature Works - the science of self-organized criticality (Paperback, 1st ed. 1996. 2nd printing 1999. Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1996)

Self-organized criticality, the spontaneous development of systems to a critical state, is the first general theory of complex systems with a firm mathematical basis. This theory describes how many seemingly desperate aspects of the world, from stock market crashes to mass extinctions, avalanches to solar flares, all share a set of simple, easily described properties.
..".a'must read'...Bak writes with such ease and lucidity, and his ideas are so intriguing...essential reading for those interested in complex systems...it will reward a sufficiently skeptical reader." -NATURE
..".presents the theory (self-organized criticality) in a form easily absorbed by the non-mathematically inclined reader." -BOSTON BOOK REVIEW
"I picture Bak as a kind of scientific musketeer; flamboyant, touchy, full of swagger and ready to join every fray... His book is written with panache. The style is brisk, the content stimulating. I recommend it as a bracing experience." -NEW SCIENTIST

General

Imprint:	Copernicus Books
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	April 1999
First published:	1996
Authors:	Per Bak
Dimensions:	242 x 160 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	212
Edition:	1st ed. 1996. 2nd printing 1999. Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1996
ISBN-13:	978-0-387-98738-5
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > Calculus & mathematical analysis > Differential equations Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > Calculus & mathematical analysis > Integral equations Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > Applied mathematics > General
LSN:	0-387-98738-X
Barcode:	9780387987385

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