Short description
This book brings together all the work in a new field of physics, the chaos theory, an extension of classical mechanics. The author shows how computers have been able to help researchers, by mapping the whole plane of solutions of non-linear equations.
Long description
This book brings together different work in the new field of physics called the chaos theory, an extension of classical mechanics, in which simple and complex causes are seen to interact. Mathematics may only be able to solve simple linear equations which experiment has pushed nature into obeying in a limited way, but now that computers can map the whole plane of solutions of non-linear equations a new vision of nature is revealed. The implications are staggeringly universal in all areas of scientific work and philosophical thought.
Review
Fascinating . . . almost every paragraph contains a jolt.
The New York Times
Taut and exciting . . . a fascinating illustration of how the pattern of science changes.
The New York Times Book Review
Highly entertaining . . . a startling look at newly discovered universal laws.
Chicago Tribune