Six Sources of Collapse A Mathematician's Perspective on How Things Can Fall Apart in the Blink of an Eye
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Contents
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Predicting Unpredictable Events
- 3 Group Behavior: Crowds, Herds, and Video Games
- 4 Evolution and Collapse: Game Playing in a Changing World
- 5 Instability, Oscillation, and Feedback
- 6 Nonlinearity: Invitation to Chaos and Catastrophe
- 7 It's All About Networks
- 8 Putting It All Together: Looking at Collapse Phenomena in “6-D”
- References
- Index
- About the Author
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Contents
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Contents
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Predicting Unpredictable Events
- 3 Group Behavior: Crowds, Herds, and Video Games
- 4 Evolution and Collapse: Game Playing in a Changing World
- 5 Instability, Oscillation, and Feedback
- 6 Nonlinearity: Invitation to Chaos and Catastrophe
- 7 It's All About Networks
- 8 Putting It All Together: Looking at Collapse Phenomena in “6-D”
- References
- Index
- About the Author
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- Six Sources of CollapseA Mathematician's Perspective on How Things Can Fall Apart in the Blink of an Eye, pp. xiii - xivPublisher: Mathematical Association of AmericaPrint publication year: 2012