Robert V. Moody (University of Alberta), Ming-Dao Deng

The Pattern of Change

A Mathematical and Philosophical Study of How We See the World

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

'The Pattern of Change'Â explores the concept that pattern is the manifestation of change, integrating ancient Chinese thought with Western perspectives. Accompanied online by additional chapters and endnotes, this is a fascinating and wide-ranging tour for scientists, philosophers of science, and students of mathematics.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 608
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Juli 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 250mm x 178mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 1210g
• ISBN-13: 9781009546539
• ISBN-10: 1009546538
• Artikelnr.: 73425455

Autorenporträt

Robert V. Moody is a mathematician and co-discoverer of the Kac-Moody algebras, significant in mathematics and physics. He is a co-winner of the Wigner Medal and a member of the Royal Society of Canada (1980). He was made an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1991 and was the Founding Scientific Director of the Banff International Research Station (2001). He has published more than 100 papers on Lie theory and long-range aperiodic order.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction
2. The patterns of heaven
3. The pendulum
4. Difference, change, and information
5. Chance
6. Pattern systems defined
7. Exploring the definition of pattern
8. Entropy and synthesis
9. Symmetry and invariance
10. Pattern systems and the brain
11. Waves
12. Return
13. Quantum
14. Quantum patterns
15. Afterword
Appendix
Bibliography
Index.