Overview
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Erik Mosekilde
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Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
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Lis Mosekilde
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University of Aarhus, Aarhus, Denmark
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Table of contents (30 chapters)
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An Introductory Overview
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- Erik Mosekilde, Ole Lund, Lis Mosekilde
Pages 3-29
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- Hanspeter Herzel, Ina Steinecke, Werner Mende, Kathleen Wermke
Pages 41-50
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- David Lloyd, Evgenii I. Volkov
Pages 51-59
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Complex Dynamics in Physiological Control Systems
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- Donald J. Marsh, N.-H. Holstein-Rathlou, K.-P. Yip, Paul P. Leyssac
Pages 63-74
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- Jeppe Sturis, Kenneth S. Polonsky, John D. Blackman, Carsten Knudsen, Erik Mosekilde, Eve Van Cauter
Pages 75-93
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- K. Prank, H. Harms, Chr. Kayser, G. Brabant, L. F. Olsen, R. D. Hesch
Pages 95-118
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Membrane Activity and Cell to Cell Signalling
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Front Matter
Pages 129-129
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- A. Goldbeter, Y. X. Li, G. Dupont
Pages 131-143
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- Larry S. Liebovitch, Ferenc P. Czegledy
Pages 145-153
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- Henrik Østergaard Madsen, Morten Colding-Jørgensen, Brian Bodholdt
Pages 155-161
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- Morten Colding-Jørgensen
Pages 163-178
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- Joachim Das, Heinrich-Gustav Busse
Pages 179-181
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- J. Das, E. Valkema, H.-G. Busse
Pages 183-192
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Evolutionary Dynamics and Artificial Life
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Front Matter
Pages 193-193
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About this book
From time to time, perhaps a few times each century, a revolution occurs that questions some of our basic beliefs and sweeps across otherwise well guarded disciplinary boundaries. These are the periods when science is fun, when new paradigms have to be formulated, and when young scientists can do serious work without first having to acquire all the knowledge of their teachers. The emergence of nonlinear science appears to be one such revolution. In a surprising manner, this new science has disclosed a number of misconceptions in our traditional understanding of determinism. In particular, it has been shown that the notion of predictability, according to which the trajectory of a system can be precisely determined if one knows the equations of motion and the initial conditions, is related to textbook examples of simple; integrable systems. This predictability does not extend to nonlinear, conservative systems in general. Dissipative systems can also show unpredictability, provided that the motion is sustained by externally supplied energy and/or resources. These discoveries, and the associated discovery that even relatively simple nonlinear systems can show extremely complex behavior, have brought about an unprecedented feeling of common interest among scientists from many different disciplines. During the last decade or two we have come to understand that there are universal routes to chaos, we have learned about stretching and folding, and we have discovered the beautiful fractal geometry underlying chaotic attractors.
Editors and Affiliations
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Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
Erik Mosekilde
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University of Aarhus, Aarhus, Denmark
Lis Mosekilde