A Fuller Explanation: The Synergetic Geometry of R. Buckminster Fuller (Design Science Collection) by Birkhäuser Boston $52.00
Edmondson clarifies Buckminster Fuller's synergetic geometry in conventional language and mathematics and illuminates his effort to employ synergetics as a strategy for human survival. Updated author Preface and new Foreword by J. Baldwin. clarifies
Complexification: Explaining a Paradoxical World Through the Science of Surprise by Harpercollins $25.00
A mathematician explores how complexity arises, showing how the universe consists of unpredictable ""dynamical systems"" so subtle that human logic cannot fathom them and laying the groundwork for a ""Science of Surprise."" 30,000 first printing. $30,000 ad/promo. Tour.
A First Course in Dynamics: with a Panorama of Recent Developments by Cambridge University Press $54.00
The theory of dynamical systems has given rise to the vast new area variously called applied dynamics, nonlinear science, or chaos theory. This introductory text covers the central topological and probabilistic notions in dynamics ranging from Newtonian mechanics to coding theory. The only prerequisite is a basic undergraduate analysis course. The authors use a progression of examples to present...
Synergetics: An Introduction : Nonequilibrium Phase Transitions and Self-Organization in Physics, Chemistry, and Biology (Springer Series in Synergetics) by Springer-Verlag $89.95
This book is an often-requested reprint of two classic texts by H. Haken: "Synergetics. An Introduction" and "Advanced Synergetics". Synergetics, an interdisciplinary research program initiated by H. Haken in 1969, deals with the systematic and methodological approach to the rapidly growing field of complexity. Going well beyond qualitative analogies between complex systems in fields as diverse...
The Transition to Chaos: In Conservative Classical Systems: Quantum Manifestations by Springer $54.95
The subjects treated here are part of an active and rapidly growing field of research that touches on the foundations of physics and chemistry. Specifically, the book presents, in as simple and coherent a manner as possible, the basic mechanisms that determine the dynamical evolution of both classical and quantum systems in sufficient generality to include nonlinear phenomena. The book begins...
The Design of Inquiring Systems: Basic Concepts of Systems and Organization by Basic Books $19.95
Modeling and Control of Complex Systems (Automation and Control Engineering) by Petros A. Ioannou $167.95
Comprehension of complex systems comes from an understanding of not only the behavior of constituent elements but how they act together to form the behavior of the whole. However, given the multidisciplinary nature of complex systems, the scattering of information across different areas creates a chaotic situation for those trying to understand possible solutions and applications. Modeling and...
Large Scale Systems: Decentralization, Structure Constraints, and Fixed Modes (Lecture Notes in Control and Iinformation Sciences) by Springer-Verlag $71.95
This book is devoted to Large Scale Systems methodologies including decomposition, aggregation, and model reduction techniques. The focus is put on theoretical and practical results resulting from the application of these techniques in the area of stability and decentralized control. Every result is illustrated by examples to facilitate understanding. The appendices provide a collection of...