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" Chaos in the cosmos : "
Barry Parker.
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BL
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704170
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b526359
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| Main Entry
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Parker, Barry R.
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| Title & Author
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Chaos in the cosmos : : the stunning complexity of the universe /\ Barry Parker.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Perseus Publishing,, c1996.
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viii, 307 p. :: ill. ;; 22 cm.
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0738206318 (pbk.)
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| Notes
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Originally published: New York : Plenum Press, c1996.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 297-302), glossary and index.
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| Contents
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The clockwork universe -- First inklings of chaos -- Building the groundwork for understanding chaos -- Strange attractors -- The transition to chaos -- Fractals -- Chaos in the solar system: introduction -- Chaos in the asteroid belt -- The strange case of hyperion, and other mysteries -- Is the solar system stable? -- Stars and galaxies -- Chaos in general relativity, black holes, and cosmology -- Quantum chaos and the early universe.
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Astrophysics.
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Chaotic behavior in systems.
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520/.151474
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QB43.2.P33 1996b
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