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'Physics, Nature and Society'

January 22nd, 2014

Physics, Nature and Society by Joaquin Marro is a wide-ranging and accessible book which serves as a fascinating guide to the strategies and concepts that help us understand the boundaries between physics, on the one hand, and sociology, economics, and biology on the other.

From cooperation and criticality to flock dynamics and fractals, the author addresses many of the topics belonging to the broad theme of complexity. He chooses excellent examples (requiring no prior mathematical knowledge) to illuminate these ideas and their implications.

The lively style and clear description of the relevant models will appeal both to novices and those with an existing knowledge of the field. With cross-disciplinary applications of physics, the book is bursting with fascinating examples from natural and social systems.

More information:
Joaquin Marro
Physics, Nature and Society
A Guide to Order and Complexity in Our World
Series: The Frontiers Collection
2014, XII, 204 p. 146 illus.
Hardcover € 39.99, £ 22.95, $ 39.99
ISBN 978-3-319-02023-5
Also available as an eBook

Provided by Springer

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