J. M. T. Thompson – författare

Nonlinear dynamics and chaos involves the study of apparent random happenings within a system or process. The subject has wide applications within mathematics, engineering, physics and other physical sciences. Since the bestselling first edition was published, there has been a lot of new research conducted in the area of nonlinear dynamics and chaos. Expands on the bestselling, highly regarded first editionA new chapter which will cover the new research in the area since first editionGlossary of terms and a bibliography have been addedAll figures and illustrations will be 'modernised'Comprehensive and systematic account of nonlinear dynamics and chaos, still a fast-growing area of applied mathematicsHighly illustratedExcellent introductory text, can be used for an advanced undergraduate/graduate course text

Nonlinear dynamics and chaos involves the study of apparent random happenings within a system or process. The subject has wide applications within mathematics, engineering, physics and other physical sciences. Since the bestselling first edition was published, there has been a lot of new research conducted in the area of nonlinear dynamics and chaos. Expands on the bestselling, highly regarded first editionA new chapter which will cover the new research in the area since first editionGlossary of terms and a bibliography have been addedAll figures and illustrations will be 'modernised'Comprehensive and systematic account of nonlinear dynamics and chaos, still a fast-growing area of applied mathematicsHighly illustratedExcellent introductory text, can be used for an advanced undergraduate/graduate course text

Leading young scientists, many holding prestigious Royal Society Research Fellowships, describe their research and give their visions of the future. Re-written in a popular and well illustrated style, the articles are derived from scholarly and authoritative papers published in a special Millennium Issue of the Royal Society's Philosophical Transactions (used by Newton, this is the world's longest running scientific journal). Carefully selected by the journal's editor, Professor J. M. T. Thompson FRS, topics include quantum physics and its relation to relativity theory and human consciousness; electronics for the future; exotic quantum computing and data storage; telecommunications and the internet. The book conveys the excitement and enthusiasm of the young authors for their work in Physics and Electronics. Two companion books cover Astronomy and Earth Science, and Chemistry and Life Science. All are definitive reviews for anyone with a general interest in the future directions of science.