The Kolmogorov legacy in physics: a century of turbulence and complexity
β Scribed by Angelo Vulpiani, Roberto Livi
- Book ID
- 127430652
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 2 MB
- Series
- Lecture notes in physics 636
- Edition
- 1
- Category
- Library
- City
- Berlin; New York
- ISBN
- 3642057861
- ISSN
- 0075-8450
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β¦ Synopsis
The present volume, published at the occasion of his 100th birthday anniversary, is a collection of articles that reviews the impact of Kolomogorov's work in the physical sciences and provides an introduction to the modern developments that have been triggered in this way to encompass recent applications in biology, chemistry, information sciences and finance. This book addresses scientists and postgraduate students in applied mathematics and theoretical physics.
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