Nonlinear Dynamics, Mathematical Biology, And Social Science

Name: Nonlinear Dynamics, Mathematical Biology, And Social Science
Brand: CRC Press

CRC Press

This book is based on a series of lectures on mathematical biology, the essential dynamics of complex and crucially important social systems, and the unifying power of mathematics and nonlinear dynamical systems theory. > This book is based on a series of lectures on mathematical biology, the essential dynamics of complex and crucially important social systems, and the unifying power of mathematics and nonlinear dynamical systems theory. > About the Santa Fe Institute -- Santa Fe Institute Editorial Board December 1996 -- Santa Fe Institute Studies in the Sciences of Complexity -- Introduction -- On The Mathematical Biology of Arms Races, Wars, and Revolutions -- An Adaptive Dynamic Model of Combat -- Imperfect Collective Security and Arms Race Dynamics: Why a Little Cooperation Can Make a Big Difference -- Revolutions, Epidemics, and Ecosystems: Some Dynamical Analogies -- A Theoretical Perspective on The Spread of Drugs -- An Introduction to Nonlinear Dynamical Systems