From Order to Chaos: Essays: Critical, Chaotic and Otherwise (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9789810211974)

This book is a compilation of the review papers, expositions and some of the technical works of Leo Kadanoff, a theoretical physicist. The objective is to put together a group of not-too-technical writing in which he discusses some issues in condensed matter physics, hydrodynamics, applied mathematics and national policy.The volume is divided into four sections. The first section contains review papers on hydrodynamics, condensed matter physics and field theory. Next is a selection of papers on scaling and universality, particularly as applied to phase changes. A change of pace is provided by a series of papers on the critical analysis of simulation models of urban economic and social development. The book concludes with a series of recent papers on turbulence and chaos. Each major section has an introduction designed to tie the work together and to provide perspective on the subject matter.

Author: Leo P. Kadanoff
ISBN-10: 981021197X
ISBN-13: 9789810211974
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
Language: English
Published: 10/01/1993
Pages: 576
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 3.08lbs
Size: 10.76h x 7.68w x 1.13d