Sync : the emerging science of spontaneous order / Steven Strogatz.
Sync : the emerging science of spontaneous order / Steven Strogatz.
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New York : Theia, 2003.
Date
2003.
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N003.7/19
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English
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Physical content
viii, 338p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
I. Living Sync -- 1. Fireflies and the Inevitability of Sync -- 2. Brain Waves and the Conditions for Sync -- 3. Sleep and the Daily Struggle for Sync -- II. Discovering Sync -- 4. The Sympathetic Universe -- 5. Quantum Choruses -- 6. Bridges -- III. Exploring Sync -- 7. Synchronized Chaos -- 8. Syn...
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Publisher
New York : Theia, 2003.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2003.
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Summary
"Along with vivid explanations of cutting-edge theory, Strogatz provides an intimate and highly personal narrative filled with often humerous anecdotes about some of the visionary thinkers of our time. He also describes the startling applications of this new knowledge, such as the harnessing of synchronized electrons to create the world's most sens...
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Sync : the emerging science of spontaneous order / Steven Strogatz.
Cover title
Emerging science of spontaneous order.
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Includes bibliographical references.
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N003.7/19
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74VvB6JPrx7O
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ISBN
014100763X (Penguin)
9780786868445
0786868449
9780786868445 (Theia)
0786868449 (Theia)
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003.7
MMS ID
991016358499702626
