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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Helmut Satz (Professor of Physics, Professor of Physics, University of Bielefeld)Publisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Dimensions: Width: 14.50cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 22.20cm Weight: 0.322kg ISBN: 9780198853398ISBN 10: 0198853394 Pages: 140 Publication Date: 18 February 2020 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsPreface Introduction1: 2: The 8th Plague 3: The Onset of Connectivity 4: The Birds of Rome 5: Spins and Magnets 6: The Rules of the Flock 7: Complexity and Criticality 8: Fiery Clouds in the Jungle 9: The Audible Silence 10: Coupled Oscillators 11: Laser Beams 12: Ways to Go 13: How to Fly 14: Avian Aerodynamics 15: The Ant State 16: Kin Selection: My Sister's Keeper 17: Of Bees and Flowers 18: Communication and Language 19: Epilogue References and Literature Person IndexReviewsSwarming is one of the central concepts in the science of complex systems. Anyone with interest in science and without technical background can follow this book * Santo Fortunato, Indiana University, Bloomington. * The Rules of the Flock covers an important topic that is now the focus of a great deal of basic and applied research and one that easily catches the imagination of the public. I expect that many people, like me, will read it in one sitting - it is quite difficult to put it down * Raghavendra Gadagkar, Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science. * Author InformationHelmut Satz is Professor Emeritus of Theoretical Physics at the University of Bielefield in Germany, and has been with the university since 1971. From 1989-1996, he was Staff Member, European Center for Nuclear Research CERN, Geneva. During his career he has been the author of around 250 scientific papers and books, his most recent being Before Time Began: The Big Bang and the Emerging Universe. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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