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THE BROKEN DICE AND OTHER MATHEMATICAL TALES OF CHANCE
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| By: |
Ivar Ekeland, Carol Volk (Trans) |
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Paperback |
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| ISBN 10: |
0226199924 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780226199924 |
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| Publisher: |
THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
6 June, 1996 |
| Pages: |
190 |
| Translated from: |
French |
| Description: |
This work extends the author's consideration of the catastrophe theory of the universe begun in "Mathematics and the Unexpected", by drawing on literary sources, particularly the Norse saga of Saint Olaf, and such current topics as chaos theory, information theory and particle physics. |
| Synopsis: |
The unpredictability of nature is both exhilarating and unnerving. Whether in science, the casino, or merely our everyday lives, chance is a mysterious force we do the utmost to control, usually with little success. Is life really nothing other than the roll of the dice or the toss of the coin? Why is it that even the most ingenious attempts to eliminate the free play of chance have failed? |
| Illustrations: |
2 halftones, 14 line drawings |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
University of Chicago Press |
| Returns: |
Returnable |