Nexus: Small Worlds and the Groundbreaking Science of Networks [Lingua inglese] - Brossura

Buchanan, Mark

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ISBN 10: 0393324427 ISBN 13: 9780393324426

Casa editrice: W W Norton & Co Inc, 2003

Riassunto

Presents the fundamental principles of "small worlds" theory, highlighting groundbreaking research, its benefits and applications to diverse problems, and the logic behind the "six degrees of separation." Reprint.

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L'autore:

Mark Buchanan is a science writer and holds a doctorate in physics. He has been an editor at Nature and New Scientist. He lives in France.

Product Description:

This work presents the fundamental principles of the emerging field of "small-worlds" theory, the idea that a hidden pattern is the key to how networks interact and exchange information, whether that network is the information highway or the firing of neurons in the brain. Highlighting groundbreaking research behind network theory, the text documents the mounting support amongst various disciplines for the small-worlds idea and demonstrates its practical applications to diverse problems - from the volatile global economy or the Human Genome Project to the spread of infectious disease or ecological damage.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: W W Norton & Co Inc
• Data di pubblicazione: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0393324427
• ISBN 13: 9780393324426
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 240