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The science of disasters : climate disruptions, heart attacks, and market crashes /

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Are there universal laws governing the persistence of weather, and is it possible to predict climate transitions as generated by natural or man-made perturbations? How can one quantify the roller-coaster dynamics of stock markets and anticipate mega-crashes? Can we diagnose the health condition of p...

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Other Authors: Bunde, Armin, 1947- (Editor), Kropp, Jürgen (Editor), Schellnhuber, Hans-Joachim (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Berlin ; New York : Springer, 2002.
Subjects:
Disasters.
Nonlinear theories.
Statistical physics.
Climatology.
Biological systems.
Economics.
Factor analysis.
Mathematical models.
Disasters > statistics & numerical data
Factor Analysis, Statistical
Forecasting > methods
Models, Theoretical
Disasters
Economics
Catastrophes.
Théories non linéaires.
Physique statistique.
Climatologie.
Systèmes biologiques.
Économie politique.
Analyse factorielle.
Modèles mathématiques.
disasters.
economics.
mathematical models.
climatology.
Mathematical models
Factor analysis
Biological systems
Climatology
Nonlinear theories
Statistical physics
Katastrophe
Katastrophentheorie
Komplexes System
Nichtlineare Dynamik
Mecânica estatística.
Aufsatzsammlung.
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Table of Contents:
  • Entropy, complexity, predictability, and data analysis of time series and letter sequences / W. Ebeling, L. Molgedey, J. Kurths, and U. Schwarz
  • Wavelet based multifractal formalism : applications to DNA sequences, satellite images of the cloud structure, and stock market data / A. Arneodo, B. Audit, N. Decoster, J.-F. Muzy, and C. Vaillant
  • Space-time variability of the European climate / K. Fraedrich, and C.-D. Schönwiese
  • Is climate predictable? / K. Hasselmann.
  • Atmospheric persistence analysis : novel approaches and applications / A. Bunde, S. Havlin, E. Koscielny-Bune, and H.J. Schellnhuber
  • Assessment and management of critical events : the breakdown of marine fisheries and the North Atlantic thermohaline circulation / J. Kropp, K. Zickfield, and K. Eisenack
  • Fractal and multifractal approaches in physiology / P. Ch. Ivanov, A.L. Goldberger, and H.E. Stanley
  • Physiological relevance of scaling of heart phenomena / L.S. Liebovitch, T. Penzel, and J.W. Kantelhardt.
  • Local scaling properties for diagnostic purposes / W. Bunk, F. Jamitzky, R. Pompl, C. Räth, and G. Morfill
  • Unstable periodic orbits and stochastic synchronization in sensory biology / F. Moss and H. Braun
  • Crowd disasters and simulation of panic situations / D. Helbing, I.J. Farkas, and T. Vicsek
  • Investigations of financial markets using statistical physics methods / R.N. Mantegna and H.E. Stanley
  • Market fluctuations I : scaling, multiscaling, and their possible origins / F. Lux and M. Ausloos.
  • Market fluctuations II : multiplicative and percolation models, size effects, and predictions / D. Sornette, D. Stauffer, and H. Takayasu.