{"product_id":"how-nature-works-the-science-of-self-organized-criticality-hardcover","title":"How Nature Works: The Science of Self-Organized Criticality - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePer Bak\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSelf-organized criticality, the spontaneous development of systems to a critical state, is the first general theory of complex systems with a firm mathematical basis. This theory describes how many seemingly desperate aspects of the world, from stock market crashes to mass extinctions, avalanches to solar flares, all share a set of simple, easily described properties.\u003cbr\u003e\"...a'must read'...Bak writes with such ease and lucidity, and his ideas are so intriguing...essential reading for those interested in complex systems...it will reward a sufficiently skeptical reader.\" -NATURE\u003cbr\u003e\"...presents the theory (self-organized criticality) in a form easily absorbed by the non-mathematically inclined reader.\" -BOSTON BOOK REVIEW\u003cbr\u003e\"I picture Bak as a kind of scientific musketeer; flamboyant, touchy, full of swagger and ready to join every fray... His book is written with panache. The style is brisk, the content stimulating. I recommend it as a bracing experience.\" -NEW SCIENTIST\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 212\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.95 x 9.46 x 6.42 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 29, 1996\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42134080422023,"sku":"9780387947914","price":64.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/438ea6eb797579a3dc6ba2c5482d3a50.webp?v=1732639023","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/how-nature-works-the-science-of-self-organized-criticality-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}