Sync
The Emerging Science of Spontaneous Order
$27.90
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
25 October 2004
Summary
Self-organization theory is among the very hottest areas in current science and this book shows why.
‘SYNC’ IS A STORY OF A DAZZLING KIND OF ORDER IN THE UNIVERSE, THE HARMONY THAT COMES FROM CYCLES IN SYNC. THE TENDENCY TO SYNCHRONIZE IS ONE OF THE MOST FAR-REACHING DRIVES IN ALL OF NATURE. IT EXTENDS FROM PEOPLE TO PLANETS, FROM ANIMALS TO ATOMS.
IN ‘SYNC’ PROFESSOR STEVEN STROGATZ CONSIDERS A RANGE OF APPLICATIONS - HUMAN SLEEP AND CIRCADIAN RHYTHMS, MENSTRUAL SYNCHRONY, IN…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141007632 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 014100763X |
| Author: | Steven Strogatz |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 25 October 2004 |
| Weight: | 257g |
| Dimensions: | 19mm x 129mm x 196mm |
| Series: | Penguin Press Science |
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Steven Strogatz
Steven Strogatz is Professor of Applied Mathematics at Cornell University and one of the world’s leading researchers into chaos, complexity and synchronization. His research has been featured in Nature, Science, Scientific American, The New York Times, the New Yorker, and the Daily Telegraph.
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