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How Nature Works: The Science of Self-Organized Criticality

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A professor of physics offers a stunning new theory of complex systems, from earthquakes to stock markets. This book, written by the discoverer of self-organized criticality, describes for general readers a concept that has become increasingly important in science. Many seemingly disparate aspects of the world, from the formation of the landscape to the process of evolution, all share a set of simple, easily described properties--which may be explained as manifestations of a single principle.

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How Nature Works: The Science of Self-Organized Criticality 1999, Copernicus Books, New York, NY

ISBN-13: 9780387987385

Trade paperback

How Nature Works: The Science of Self-Organized Criticality 1996, Copernicus Books, New York, NY

ISBN-13: 9780387947914

1996 edition

Hardcover