Limits of Predictability /
One of the driving forces behind much of modern science and technology is the desire to foresee and thereby control the future. In recent years, however, it has become clear that, even in a deterministic world, there is alimit to the accuracy with which we can predict the future. This book details,...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg :
Springer Berlin Heidelberg,
1993.
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| Series: | Springer series in synergetics ;
60. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | One of the driving forces behind much of modern science and technology is the desire to foresee and thereby control the future. In recent years, however, it has become clear that, even in a deterministic world, there is alimit to the accuracy with which we can predict the future. This book details, in a largely nontechnical style, the extent to which we can predict the future development of various physical, biological and socio-economic processes. |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiii, 255 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9783642510083 (electronic bk.) 3642510086 (electronic bk.) |
| ISSN: | 0172-7389 ; |