• Medientyp: E-Book
  • Titel: From cosmos to chaos : the science of unpredictability
  • Beteiligte: Coles, Peter [VerfasserIn]
  • Erschienen: Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006
  • Umfang: 1 online resource (216 p.); ill
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198567622.001.0001
  • ISBN: 9780191718250; 0191718254
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  • Schlagwörter: Science Methodology ; Science Forecasting ; Probabilities
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  • Anmerkungen: Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on print version record
  • Beschreibung: Looking at the role of probability in modern science, this book explains the importance of the need to deal with uncertainty and incomplete knowledge. It also covers developments in physics such as superstrings and dark energy, and draws lessons for everyday life.