What a Coincidence! [E-Book] : On Unpredictability, Complexity and the Nature of Time / by Bernhard Wessling.
How do chance and coincidence enter our world? And why are so many things unpredictable? Through an accessible, exciting and amusing narrative, the author takes us into the world of chemistry, quantum physics and biology. Touching on astronomy and philosophy, we witness a rewarding journey of discov...
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Personal Name(s): | Wessling, Bernhard, author |
Edition: |
1st edition 2023. |
Imprint: |
Wiesbaden :
Springer,
2023
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Physical Description: |
XIX, 234 pages 47 illustrations, 38 illustrations in color (online resource) |
Note: |
englisch |
ISBN: |
9783658406714 |
DOI: |
10.1007/978-3-658-40671-4 |
Subject (LOC): |
- Chance takes its course
- Chance is everywhere
- Creativity is chance in the brain
- "Balance is good, non-balance is bad" - is it true?- Almost despairing of science
- The birth of chance in complex systems
- What is there when time flows, and where does it flow to?- Our perception of time.