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Small World
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This work presents the fundamental principles of the emerging field of "small-worlds" theory, the idea that a hidden pattern is the key to how networks interact and exchange information, whether that network is the information highway or the firing of neurons in the brain. Highlighting groundbreaking research behind network theory, the text documents the mounting support amongst various disciplines for the small-worlds idea and demonstrates its practical applications to diverse problems - from the volatile global economy or the Human Genome Project to the spread of infectious disease or ecological damage. Product Details
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Format:
Paperback
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Number of pages:
238
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This work presents the fundamental principles of the emerging field of "small-worlds" theory, the idea that a hidden pattern is the key to how networks interact and exchange information, whether that network is the information highway or the firing of ne
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Language:
English
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ISBN:
0393324427
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Full Title:
Small World
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This Edition Published:
Saturday 30 November, 2019
- Weight: 0.300 kg
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Rating: [4 of 5 Stars!], Saturday 06 September, 2003
Reviewer: Reader from Johannesburg, South Africa
Buchanan points out the hidden networks that tie together both the physical world and the world of consciousness, showing that amongst other things the Internet, electrical grids, the brain and the global economy are all systems with an underlying pattern that shares nature's design.
Physics, biology and other sciences have uncovered a multitude of unexpected connections between the operation of the human world and the functioning of other seemingly unrelated things. Many networks that seemed to be random are turning out to have a hidden order as revealed by the discipline of Complexity Theory.
The most interesting sections are those on the Internet, on the spread of AIDS and on economic systems. The author's conclusion is that many aspects of the world are indeed simpler than they appear on the surface and that there is a hidden and powerful design that binds everything together.
This fascinating book confirms many of the findings that I have encountered in other titles like Beyond Chaos by Mark Ward and Hidden Connections by Fritjof Capra. It concludes with a set of explanatory notes and a thorough index. Small World is a stimulating and thought provoking work.
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