Sync: The Emerging Science of Spontaneous Order
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Sync: The Emerging Science of Spontaneous Order is a popular science book that explores how synchronization and collective behavior arise spontaneously in systems ranging from fireflies and heart cells to power grids and social networks.
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non-fiction book
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popular science book ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
explain how order emerges spontaneously from chaos
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make modern nonlinear science accessible to general readers ⓘ |
| author |
Steven H. Strogatz
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Steven Strogatz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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United States of America
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United States
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| describes |
Kuramoto model of coupled oscillators
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bifurcations in dynamical systems ⓘ order parameters in synchronization ⓘ phase locking ⓘ synchronization in circadian clocks ⓘ synchronization in coupled oscillators ⓘ synchronization in power grids ⓘ synchronization in social networks ⓘ synchronization of fireflies ⓘ synchronization of heart cells ⓘ synchronization of neurons ⓘ |
| genre |
mathematics popularization
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science ⓘ |
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chapters on Josephson junctions
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chapters on cardiac pacemaker cells ⓘ chapters on circadian rhythms ⓘ chapters on firefly synchronization ⓘ chapters on laser arrays ⓘ chapters on power grid stability ⓘ chapters on social synchronization ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
chaos theory
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collective behavior ⓘ complex systems ⓘ network science ⓘ nonlinear dynamics ⓘ phase transitions in dynamical systems ⓘ spontaneous order ⓘ synchronization ⓘ |
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hardcover
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paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
interdisciplinary treatment of synchronization
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popularizing the science of complex systems ⓘ use of vivid real-world examples ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2003 ⓘ |
| publisher | Hyperion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
general audience
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readers interested in biology ⓘ readers interested in mathematics ⓘ readers interested in physics ⓘ |
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