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Author Prigogine, I. (Ilya)

Title The end of certainty : time, chaos, and the new laws of nature / Ilya Prigogine ; in collaboration with Isabelle Stengers.

Edition First Free Press edition.
Publication Info. New York : Free Press, 1997.
Bookmark link: https://library.naperville-lib.org:444/record=b1003567~S1
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 Naper Blvd. Adult Nonfiction  530.11 PRI    AVAILABLE
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Description ix, 228 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-200), glossary, and index.
Contents Introduction: A new rationality?. Epicurus' dilemma -- Only an illusion? -- From probability to irreversibility -- The laws of chaos --Beyond Newton's laws -- A unified formulation of quantum theory -- Our dialogye with nature -- Does time precede existance? -- A narrow path.
Subject Science -- Philosophy.
Space and time.
Chaotic behavior in systems.
Natural history.
Added Author Stengers, Isabelle.
ISBN 0684837056
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