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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Springer New York
ISBN-10
0387202293
ISBN-13
9780387202297
eBay Product ID (ePID)
5948135
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
Xiii, 864 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Chaos and Fractals : New Frontiers of Science
Publication Year
2004
Subject
Chaotic Behavior in Systems, Geometry / General, Computer Science, System Theory, Mathematical Analysis
Features
Revised
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Mathematics, Computers, Science
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Weight
68.3 Oz
Item Length
9.3 in
Item Width
6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number
2
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2003-063341
Reviews
From the reviews: "Numerous books have appeared in recent years that either explore the beauty of fractal art, describe techniques for its creation, or investigate some aspect of the related field of chaotic behavior. The present work attempts to accomplish all three goals in one huge volume...the authors should be applauded for their ambitions undertaking." Mathematical Reviews "This book ... contains all one ever wanted to know about fractals, and more. Written by-next to Mandelbrot-the greatest popularizer of the concept of fractal geometry ... It contains a wealth of information on nearly every angle of the topic... I enjoyed reading the book for its lucid approach, its attempt at completeness, and especially, for the large number of illustrative figures and pictures." Zentralblatt Mathematik From the reviews of the second edition: "This is the second ... edition of what has been a bestseller since its first publication in 1992. ... All the laudatory comments heard twelve years ago about this fascinating book remain entirely valid. No one has succeeded in better presenting ... . the presentation has not aged at all - the comprehensiveness of the underlying mathematics and the illustrative power of the figures has never been surpassed. Twelve years after its first edition this book remains a must buy." (Andr Hautot, Physicalia, Vol. 57 (3), 2005) "The book is written for everyone who wants to learn details of chaos theory and fractal geometry, also for readers who have not much knowledge of technical mathematics. In the fourteen chapters the central ideas and concepts of chaos and fractals are developed ... ." (F. Haslinger, Monatshefte fr Mathematik, Vol. 144 (4), 2005) "It is one of the best introductions to chaos and fractals around. ... Unlike some other books on fractals, it can be read by non-specialists ... . The book is beautifully produced and well illustrated so it is a pleasure to read." (Hugh Williams, The Mathematical Gazette, Vol. 90 (5l9), 2006) "The first edition of this vast introduction to chaos and fractals appeared in 1992. This new edition is virtually identical to the original except for some material ... . the book is ... a wonderful tour of a fascinating area of mathematics, and now the reader can take this tour while carrying around a slimmer (but still hefty) volume. ... The authors have a friendly conversational style ... . This is a great book ... ." (Raymond N. Greenwell, MathDL, May, 2005) "Chaos and Fractals: New Frontiers of Science is an amazing introduction to the ideas of fractal geometry and chaotic dynamics ... . The authors have done a tremendous job in explaining quite difficult concepts in an elegant and simple way ... . I enjoyed this book tremendously - the authors have put in a tremendous amount of work in making a vast and interesting subject accessible ... . I wholeheartedly recommend this book to anyone with even a passing interest in the subject matter." (Dr. S. Virmani, Contemporary Physics, Vol. 46 (6), 2005) "There appeared many books in the 1980's and early 1990's that ... required only a limited mathematical background to understand. They made the fractals, chaos and the Mandelbrot and Julia sets quite popular ... . The ... book that is under review here is one of these popular books. ... The book will remain what it has been so far: an outstanding book that contains all you ever wanted to know about fractals and chaos accessible to all levels of mathematically skilled." (Bulletin of the Belgian Mathematical Society, Vol. 12 (3), 2005), From the reviews: "Numerous books have appeared in recent years that either explore the beauty of fractal art, describe techniques for its creation, or investigate some aspect of the related field of chaotic behavior. The present work attempts to accomplish all three goals in one huge volume...the authors should be applauded for their ambitions undertaking." Mathematical Reviews "This book ... contains all one ever wanted to know about fractals, and more. Written by-next to Mandelbrot-the greatest popularizer of the concept of fractal geometry ... It contains a wealth of information on nearly every angle of the topic... I enjoyed reading the book for its lucid approach, its attempt at completeness, and especially, for the large number of illustrative figures and pictures." Zentralblatt Mathematik From the reviews of the second edition: "This is the second ... edition of what has been a bestseller since its first publication in 1992. ... All the laudatory comments heard twelve years ago about this fascinating book remain entirely valid. No one has succeeded in better presenting ... . the presentation has not aged at all - the comprehensiveness of the underlying mathematics and the illustrative power of the figures has never been surpassed. Twelve years after its first edition this book remains a must buy." (André Hautot, Physicalia, Vol. 57 (3), 2005) "The book is written for everyone who wants to learn details of chaos theory and fractal geometry, also for readers who have not much knowledge of technical mathematics. In the fourteen chapters the central ideas and concepts of chaos and fractals are developed ... ." (F. Haslinger, Monatshefte für Mathematik, Vol. 144 (4), 2005) "It is one of the best introductions to chaos and fractals around. ... Unlike some other books on fractals, it can be read by non-specialists ... . The book is beautifully produced and well illustrated so it is a pleasure to read." (Hugh Williams, The Mathematical Gazette, Vol. 90 (5l9), 2006) "The first edition of this vast introduction to chaos and fractals appeared in 1992. This new edition is virtually identical to the original except for some material ... . the book is ... a wonderful tour of a fascinating area of mathematics, and now the reader can take this tour while carrying around a slimmer (but still hefty) volume. ... The authors have a friendly conversational style ... . This is a great book ... ." (Raymond N. Greenwell, MathDL, May, 2005) "Chaos and Fractals: New Frontiers of Science is an amazing introduction to the ideas of fractal geometry and chaotic dynamics ... . The authors have done a tremendous job in explaining quite difficult concepts in an elegant and simple way ... . I enjoyed this book tremendously - the authors have put in a tremendous amount of work in making a vast and interesting subject accessible ... . I wholeheartedly recommend this book to anyone with even a passing interest in the subject matter." (Dr. S. Virmani, Contemporary Physics, Vol. 46 (6), 2005) "There appeared many books in the 1980's and early 1990's that ... required only a limited mathematical background to understand. They made the fractals, chaos and the Mandelbrot and Julia sets quite popular ... . The ... book that is under review here is one of these popular books. ... The book will remain what it has been so far: an outstanding book that contains all you ever wanted to know about fractals and chaos accessible to all levels of mathematically skilled." (Bulletin of the Belgian Mathematical Society, Vol. 12 (3), 2005), From the reviews: "Numerous books have appeared in recent years that either explore the beauty of fractal art, describe techniques for its creation, or investigate some aspect of the related field of chaotic behavior. The present work attempts to accomplish all three goals in one huge volume...the authors should be applauded for their ambitions undertaking." Mathematical Reviews "This book … contains all one ever wanted to know about fractals, and more. Written bynext to Mandelbrotthe greatest popularizer of the concept of fractal geometry … It contains a wealth of information on nearly every angle of the topic... I enjoyed reading the book for its lucid approach, its attempt at completeness, and especially, for the large number of illustrative figures and pictures." Zentralblatt Mathematik From the reviews of the second edition: "This is the second … edition of what has been a bestseller since its first publication in 1992. … All the laudatory comments heard twelve years ago about this fascinating book remain entirely valid. No one has succeeded in better presenting … . the presentation has not aged at all the comprehensiveness of the underlying mathematics and the illustrative power of the figures has never been surpassed. Twelve years after its first edition this book remains a must buy." (André Hautot, Physicalia, Vol. 57 (3), 2005) "The book is written for everyone who wants to learn details of chaos theory and fractal geometry, also for readers who have not much knowledge of technical mathematics. In the fourteen chapters the central ideas and concepts of chaos and fractals are developed … ." (F. Haslinger, Monatshefte für Mathematik, Vol. 144 (4), 2005) "It is one of the best introductions to chaos and fractals around. … Unlike some other books on fractals, it can be read by non-specialists … . The book is beautifully produced and well illustrated so it is a pleasure to read." (Hugh Williams, The Mathematical Gazette, Vol. 90 (5l9), 2006) "The first edition of this vast introduction to chaos and fractals appeared in 1992. This new edition is virtually identical to the original except for some material … . the book is … a wonderful tour of a fascinating area of mathematics, and now the reader can take this tour while carrying around a slimmer (but still hefty) volume. … The authors have a friendly conversational style … . This is a great book … ." (Raymond N. Greenwell, MathDL, May, 2005) "Chaos and Fractals: New Frontiers of Science is an amazing introduction to the ideas of fractal geometry and chaotic dynamics … . The authors have done a tremendous job in explaining quite difficult concepts in an elegant and simple way … . I enjoyed this book tremendously the authors have put in a tremendous amount of work in making a vast and interesting subject accessible … . I wholeheartedly recommend this book to anyone with even a passing interest in the subject matter." (Dr. S. Virmani, Contemporary Physics, Vol. 46 (6), 2005) "There appeared many books in the 1980's and early 1990's that … required only a limited mathematical background to understand. They made the fractals, chaos and the Mandelbrot and Julia sets quite popular … . The … book that is under review here is one of these popular books. … The book will remain what it has been so far: an outstanding book that contains all you ever wanted to know about fractals and chaos accessible to all levels of mathematically skilled." (Bulletin of the Belgian Mathematical Society, Vol. 12 (3), 2005), From the reviews:"Numerous books have appeared in recent years that either explore the beauty of fractal art, describe techniques for its creation, or investigate some aspect of the related field of chaotic behavior. The present work attempts to accomplish all three goals in one huge volume...the authors should be applauded for their ambitions undertaking." Mathematical Reviews"This book … contains all one ever wanted to know about fractals, and more. Written bynext to Mandelbrotthe greatest popularizer of the concept of fractal geometry … It contains a wealth of information on nearly every angle of the topic... I enjoyed reading the book for its lucid approach, its attempt at completeness, and especially, for the large number of illustrative figures and pictures." Zentralblatt MathematikFrom the reviews of the second edition:"This is the second … edition of what has been a bestseller since its first publication in 1992. … All the laudatory comments heard twelve years ago about this fascinating book remain entirely valid. No one has succeeded in better presenting … . the presentation has not aged at all the comprehensiveness of the underlying mathematics and the illustrative power of the figures has never been surpassed. Twelve years after its first edition this book remains a must buy." (André Hautot, Physicalia, Vol. 57 (3), 2005)"The book is written for everyone who wants to learn details of chaos theory and fractal geometry, also for readers who have not much knowledge of technical mathematics. In the fourteen chapters the central ideas and concepts of chaos and fractals are developed … ." (F. Haslinger, Monatshefte für Mathematik, Vol. 144 (4), 2005)"It is one of the best introductions to chaos and fractals around. … Unlike some other books on fractals, it can be read by non-specialists … . The book is beautifully produced and well illustrated so it is a pleasure to read." (Hugh Williams, The Mathematical Gazette, Vol. 90 (5l9), 2006)"The first edition of this vast introduction to chaos and fractals appeared in 1992. This new edition is virtually identical to the original except for some material … . the book is … a wonderful tour of a fascinating area of mathematics, and now the reader can take this tour while carrying around a slimmer (but still hefty) volume. … The authors have a friendly conversational style … . This is a great book … ." (Raymond N. Greenwell, MathDL, May, 2005)"Chaos and Fractals: New Frontiers of Science is an amazing introduction to the ideas of fractal geometry and chaotic dynamics … . The authors have done a tremendous job in explaining quite difficult concepts in an elegant and simple way … . I enjoyed this book tremendously the authors have put in a tremendous amount of work in making a vast and interesting subject accessible … . I wholeheartedly recommend this book to anyone with even a passing interest in the subject matter." (Dr. S. Virmani, Contemporary Physics, Vol. 46 (6), 2005)"There appeared many books in the 1980's and early 1990's that … required only a limited mathematical background to understand. They made the fractals, chaos and the Mandelbrot and Julia sets quite popular … . The … book that is under review here is one of these popular books. … The book will remain what it has been so far: an outstanding book that contains all you ever wanted to know about fractals and chaos accessible to all levels of mathematically skilled." (Bulletin of the Belgian Mathematical Society, Vol. 12 (3), 2005), From the reviews: "Numerous books have appeared in recent years that either explore the beauty of fractal art, describe techniques for its creation, or investigate some aspect of the related field of chaotic behavior. The present work attempts to accomplish all three goals in one huge volume...the authors should be applauded for their ambitions undertaking." Mathematical Reviews "This book a? contains all one ever wanted to know about fractals, and more. Written bya'next to Mandelbrota'the greatest popularizer of the concept of fractal geometry a? It contains a wealth of information on nearly every angle of the topic... I enjoyed reading the book for its lucid approach, its attempt at completeness, and especially, for the large number of illustrative figures and pictures." Zentralblatt Mathematik From the reviews of the second edition: "This is the second a? edition of what has been a bestseller since its first publication in 1992. a? All the laudatory comments heard twelve years ago about this fascinating book remain entirely valid. No one has succeeded in better presenting a? . the presentation has not aged at all a? the comprehensiveness of the underlying mathematics and the illustrative power of the figures has never been surpassed. Twelve years after its first edition this book remains a must buy." (Andr? Hautot, Physicalia, Vol. 57 (3), 2005) From the reviews of the second edition: "The book is written for everyone who wants to learn details of chaos theory and fractal geometry, also for readers who have not much knowledge of technical mathematics. In the fourteen chapters the central ideas and concepts of chaos and fractals are developed a? ." (F. Haslinger, Monatshefte f'r Mathematik, Vol. 144 (4), 2005), "It is relatively discursive and easy to read, witheach chapter telling a coherent story, and it highlights the key concepts andideas, examining a few models in detail and using worked numerical examples aswell as visualisations and illustrations ... . makes an excellent entry to thebroader mathematics of fractals and chaos, especially for students who arecurious about the details as well as the core concepts but don''t want to getbogged down in formal mathematics." (Danny Yee, Danny Yee''s Book reviews, February,2016) "It is one of thebest introductions to chaos and fractals around. ... Unlike some other books onfractals, it can be read by non-specialists ... . The book is beautifullyproduced and well illustrated so it is a pleasure to read." (HughWilliams, The Mathematical Gazette, Vol. 90 (5l9), 2006) "The first edition of thisvast introduction to chaos and fractals appeared in 1992. This new edition isvirtually identical to the original except for some material ... . the book is ...a wonderful tour of a fascinating area of mathematics, and now the reader cantake this tour while carrying around a slimmer (but still hefty) volume. ... Theauthors have a friendly conversational style ... . This is a great book ... ."(Raymond N. Greenwell, MathDL, May, 2005) "Chaos andFractals: New Frontiers of Science is an amazing introduction to the ideas offractal geometry and chaotic dynamics ... . The authors have done a tremendousjob in explaining quite difficult concepts in an elegant and simple way ... . Ienjoyed this book tremendously - the authors have put in a tremendous amount ofwork in making a vast and interesting subject accessible ... . I wholeheartedlyrecommend this book to anyone with even a passing interest in the subjectmatter." (Dr. S. Virmani, Contemporary Physics, Vol. 46 (6), 2005) "There appearedmany books in the 1980''s and early 1990''s that ... required only a limitedmathematical background to understand. They made the fractals, chaos and theMandelbrot and Julia sets quite popular ... . The ... book that is under reviewhere is one of these popular books. ... The book will remain what it has been sofar: an outstanding book that contains all you ever wanted to know aboutfractals and chaos accessible to all levels of mathematically skilled."(Bulletin of the Belgian Mathematical Society, Vol. 12 (3), 2005) "The book iswritten for everyone who wants to learn details of chaos theory and fractalgeometry, also for readers who have not much knowledge of technicalmathematics. In the fourteen chapters the central ideas and concepts of chaosand fractals are developed ... ." (F. Haslinger, Monatshefte für Mathematik,Vol. 144 (4), 2005) "This is the second... edition of what has been a bestseller since its first publication in 1992. ...All the laudatory comments heard twelve years ago about this fascinating bookremain entirely valid. No one has succeeded in better presenting ... . thepresentation has not aged at all - the comprehensiveness of the underlyingmathematics and the illustrative power of the figures has never been surpassed.Twelve years after its first edition this book remains a must buy." (AndréHautot, Physicalia, Vol. 57 (3), 2005) "Numerous bookshave appeared in recent years that either explore the beauty of fractal art,describe techniques for its creation, or investigate some aspect of the relatedfield of chaotic behavior. The present work attempts to accomplish all threegoals in one huge volume...the authors should be applauded for their ambitionsundertaking." Mathematical Reviews "This book ...contains all one ever wanted to know about fractals, and more. Written by-nextto Mandelbrot-the greatest popularizer of the concept of fractal geometry ... Itcontains a wealth of information on nearly every angle of the topic... I enjoyedreading the book for its lucid approach, its attempt at completeness, andespecially, for the large number of illustrative figures and pictures." ZentralblattMathematik
Dewey Edition
22
Number of Volumes
1 vol.
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
003/.857
Edition Description
Revised edition
Table Of Content
Causality Principle, Deterministic Laws and Chaos.- The Backbone of Fractals: Feedback and the Iterator.- Classical Fractals and Self-Similarity.- Lim and Self-Similarity.- Length, Area and Dimension: Measuring Complexity and Scaling Properties.- Encoding Images by Simple Transformations.- The Chaos Game: How Randomness Creates Deterministic Shapes.- Recursive Structures: Growing Fractals and Plants.- Pascal's Triangle: Cellular Automata and Attractors.- Irregular Shapes: Randomness in Fractal Constructions.- Deterministic Chaos: Sensitivity, Mixing, and Periodic Points.- Order and Chaos: Period-Doubling and Its Chaotic Mirror.- Strange Attractors: The Locus of Chaos.- Julia Sets: Fractal Basin Boundaries.- The Mandelbrot Set: Ordering the Julia Sets.
Synopsis
Almost 12 years have passed by since we wrote Chaos and Fractals. At the time we were hoping that our approach of writing a book which would be both accessible without mathematical sophistication and portray these exiting new fields in an authentic manner would find an audience. Now we know it did. We know from many reviews and personal letters that the book is used in a wide range of ways: researchers use it to acquaint themselves, teachers use it in college and university courses, students use it for background reading, and there is also a substantial audience of lay people who just want to know what chaos and fractals are about. Every book that is somewhat technical in nature is likely to have a number of misprints and errors in its first edition. Some of these were caught and brought to our attention by our readers. One of them, Hermann Flaschka, deserves to be thanked in particular for his suggestions and improvements. This second edition has several changes. We have taken out thetwo appendices from the firstedition. At the time of the first edition Yuval Fishers contribution, which we published as an appendix was probably the first complete expository account on fractal image compression. Meanwhile, Yuvals book Fractal Image Compression: Theory and Application appeared and is now the publication to refer to., The fourteen chapters of this book cover the central ideas and concepts of chaos and fractals as well as many related topics including: the Mandelbrot set, Julia sets, cellular automata, L-systems, percolation and strange attractors. This new edition has been thoroughly revised throughout. The appendices of the original edition were taken out since more recent publications cover this material in more depths. Instead of the focussed computer programs in BASIC, the authors provide 10 interactive JAVA-applets for this second edition., Almost 12 years have passed by since we wrote Chaos and Fractals. At the time we were hoping that our approach of writing a book which would be both accessible without mathematical sophistication and portray these exiting new fields in an authentic manner would find an audience. Now we know it did. We know from many reviews and personal letters that the book is used in a wide range of ways: researchers use it to acquaint themselves, teachers use it in college and university courses, students use it for background reading, and there is also a substantial audience of lay people who just want to know what chaos and fractals are about. Every book that is somewhat technical in nature is likely to have a number of misprints and errors in its first edition. Some of these were caught and brought to our attention by our readers. One of them, Hermann Flaschka, deserves to be thanked in particular for his suggestions and improvements. This second edition has several changes. We have taken out the two appendices from the firstedition. At the time of the first edition Yuval Fishers contribution, which we published as an appendix was probably the first complete expository account on fractal image compression. Meanwhile, Yuvals book Fractal Image Compression: Theory and Application appeared and is now the publication to refer to.
LC Classification Number
QA843-871
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