Complexity The Emerging Science at the Edge of Order and Chaos

How has the universe created such complex structures as galaxies, planets, plants, animals & brains? Why does the economy work in unpredictable ways which cannot even be explained by economists? How can we account for such intricate structures as the eye & kidney? This important & highly readable book shows how in all of these examples complex mechanisms are at work, in which numerous independent agents interact with each other creating spontaneous self-org. within the system, a special dynamism emerging at the edge of chaos. Researchers in this new field are moving away from the linear, reductionist thinking that has dominated science since Newton's time. This book offers a lively & compelling picture of the work in progress.Waldrop, M. Mitchell is the author of 'Complexity The Emerging Science at the Edge of Order and Chaos' with ISBN 9780756760557 and ISBN 0756760550.