Law and Prediction in the Light of Chaos Research [1 ed.] 3540615849, 9783540615842
Like relativity and quantum theory chaos research is another prominent concept of 20th century physics that has triggere
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Table of contents :
Time, chaos and the laws of nature....Pages 3-9
Natural laws and human prediction....Pages 10-33
Comment on Boris Chirikov's paper “Natural laws and human prediction”....Pages 34-35
Natural laws and the physics of complex systems comments on the report by B. Chirikov....Pages 36-39
Discussion of Boris Chrikov's paper....Pages 40-46
Under what transformations are laws invariant?....Pages 47-88
Contingency and fundamental laws comment on Paul Weingartner “Under what transformations are laws invariant?”....Pages 89-92
Discussion of Paul Weingartner's paper....Pages 93-99
The status of determinism in an uncontrollable world....Pages 103-114
Discussion of David Miller's paper....Pages 115-122
Kinds of unpredictability in deterministic systems....Pages 123-141
Discussion of Gerhard Schurz' paper....Pages 142-151
Decoherence, determinism and chaos revisited....Pages 152-175
Discussion of H. Pierre Noyes' paper....Pages 176-188
Photons, billiards and chaos....Pages 189-201
Discussion of Pat Suppes' paper....Pages 202-207
Chaos: Algorithmic complexity vs. Dynamical instability....Pages 211-235
Discussion of Robert Batterman's paper....Pages 236-242
On the foundations of synergetics....Pages 243-279
Discussion of Arne Wunderlin's paper....Pages 280-283
Time, chaos and the laws of nature....Pages 3-9
Natural laws and human prediction....Pages 10-33
Comment on Boris Chirikov's paper “Natural laws and human prediction”....Pages 34-35
Natural laws and the physics of complex systems comments on the report by B. Chirikov....Pages 36-39
Discussion of Boris Chrikov's paper....Pages 40-46
Under what transformations are laws invariant?....Pages 47-88
Contingency and fundamental laws comment on Paul Weingartner “Under what transformations are laws invariant?”....Pages 89-92
Discussion of Paul Weingartner's paper....Pages 93-99
The status of determinism in an uncontrollable world....Pages 103-114
Discussion of David Miller's paper....Pages 115-122
Kinds of unpredictability in deterministic systems....Pages 123-141
Discussion of Gerhard Schurz' paper....Pages 142-151
Decoherence, determinism and chaos revisited....Pages 152-175
Discussion of H. Pierre Noyes' paper....Pages 176-188
Photons, billiards and chaos....Pages 189-201
Discussion of Pat Suppes' paper....Pages 202-207
Chaos: Algorithmic complexity vs. Dynamical instability....Pages 211-235
Discussion of Robert Batterman's paper....Pages 236-242
On the foundations of synergetics....Pages 243-279
Discussion of Arne Wunderlin's paper....Pages 280-283
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