Order Out of Chaos

385 Pages·1984·7.12 MB·English

by  Ilya Prigogine

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ORDERO UTO FC HAOS
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TABLEO FC ONTENTS
FOREWORD: ScieanncCdeh anbgyeA lvTioffine rx i
PREFACE:M anN'esw D ialowgiutNeha turxex vii
INTRODUCTION:T heC hallteoSn cgiee n1c e
BookO neT:h eD elusoifot nh Uen iversal
CHAPTER I:T heTr iumpohfR easo2n7
1.T heN ewM ose2s7
2.A DehumanWiorzled3d 0
3.T heN ewtonSiyannt he37s is
4.T heE xeprimeDnitaallo 4g1u e
5.T heM ytht haOetr igoifn Sci4e4n ce
6.T heL imiotfCs l assical5 1S cience
CHAPTER n: TheI dentifiocfta htReiea oln5 7
1.N ewtoLna'wss 5 7
2.M otiaonnCd h ang6e2
3.T heL anguoafDg yen ami6c8 s
4.L apl'asDc eemon7 5
CHAPTER m: The1W o Cultur7e9s
1.D idoetar ntdh Dei osucrosfte h Lei vi7n9g
2.K antC'rsi tRiactailfi ca86t ion
3.A Philosophy Hoefg aeNnlaBd te gursroen8?9
4.Pr ocesasn Rde aliWthyi:t eh9e3a d
5." Iganmourlsg,n moirbaus":
ThePo sitiSvtirsat9i'6ns
6.A New St9a8r t
BookTw oT:h eS cienocfCe o mplexity
CHAPTER IV:E negrya ntdh Ien druisAatgle 1 03
1.H eatth,Re i vofa Glr vaitat1i(}o3n
2.T heP rniciopfl eCt hoenr sveatoifo nE ne1r0g7y
3.H eaEtn giannetdsh Aer roowfT ime1 11
4.F roTmec hnloogyC otsooml og1y1 5
5.T heB irotfEh n otpry1 17
6.B oltzmOarndnPe'rrsi nc1i2p2l e
7.C arnot and1 2D7a rwin
CHAPTER v: TheTh rSetea goefTs h ermodyn1a3m1i cs
1.F luaxn Fdo rce1 31
2.L ineTahre rmodyn1a3m7i cs
3.F afrro m Equilib1r4i0u m
4.B eyondt hTeh ershoolfC dh emiIcnaslt ab1i4l6i ty
5.T heE ncouwnitteMhro lecBuoillaorg 1y53
6.B fiurctaioannsSd ymemtrye-aBkri1n60g
7.C ascaBdfiiuncrga tiaonnds
thTera nsittioCo hnaso 1s6 7
8.F rmo EucltioAd r ist1o7t1l e
CHAPTER v1:O rdTehrr ouFglhu ctua1t7i7o ns
1.F luctuaantdCi hoenmsi s1t7r7y
2.F luctuaantCdio ornrse la1t7i9o ns
3.T heA mplificoafFt liuocnt ua1t8i1o ns
4.S truurcaStlt abi1l8i9t y
5.L ogistic Evolution 192
6.E volutiFoeendabrayc1 k9 6
7.M odelizoafCt oimopnlse x2i03t y
8.A n OpWeornl d2 07
BooTkh rFereo:Bm e itnoBg e coming
CHAPTER vn: RedciosverTiinmge2 13
1.A Chnagoef E mphas2i1s3
2.T heE nd Uonifv ersa2l1i7t y
3.T heR sieo fQ uantMuemc han2i81c s
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4.H eiseerngUb'nsc ertRaeilnattyi on 222
5.T heT emporaElv olutioofnQ uantumS ysetms 226
6.A NonequilUinibvreiru2sm2e 9