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Reality rules : picturing the world in mathematics, volume 2, the frontier

by John L. Casti

This study examines mathematical modelling as a language for describing real-world phenomena and complex systems. It covers the fundamentals of dynamical system theory and its application within scientific and philosophical frameworks.

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