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" Chaos theory in the social sciences : "
edited by L. Douglas Kiel and Euel Elliott.
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BL
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630118
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Chaos theory in the social sciences : : foundations and applications /\ edited by L. Douglas Kiel and Euel Elliott.
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Ann Arbor, MI :: University of Michigan Press,, c1996.
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viii, 349 p. :: ill. ;; 24 cm.
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0472106384 (alk. paper)
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: 9780472106387 (alk. paper)
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 325-345).
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| Contents
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Exploring nonlinear dynamics with a spreadsheet : a graphical view of chaos for beginners / L. Douglas Kiel and Euel Elliott -- Probing the underlying structure in dynamical systems : an introduction to spectral analysis / Michael McBurnett -- Measuring chaos using the Lyapunov exponent / Thad A. Brown -- The prediction test for nonlinear determinism / Ted Jaditz -- From individuals to groups : the aggregation of votes and chaotic dynamics / Diana Richards -- Nonlinear politics / Thad A. Brown -- The prediction of unpredictability : applications of the new paradigm of chaos in dynamical systems to the old problem of the stability of a system of hostile nations / Alvin M. Saperstein -- Complexity in the evolution of public opinion / Michael McBurnett -- Chaos theory and rationality in economics / J. Barkley Rosser, Jr. -- Long waves 1790-1990 : intermittency, chaos, and control / Brian J.L. Berry and Heja Kim -- Cities as spatial choatic attractors / Dimitrios S. Dendrinos -- Field-theoretic framework for the interpretation of the evolution, instability, structural change, and management of complex systems / Kenyon B. De Greene -- Social science as the study of complex systems / David L. Harvey and Michael Reed.
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Social sciences-- Mathematical models.
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Chaotic behavior in systems.
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H61.25.C48 1996
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Kiel, L. Douglas,1956-
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Elliott, Euel W.,1951-
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