内容简介
'SYNC'ISASTORYOFADAZZLINGKINDOFORDERINTHEUNIVERSE,THEHARMONYTHATCOMESFROMCYCLESINSYNC.THETENDENCYTOSYCHRONIZEISONEOFTHEMOSTFAR-REACHINGDRIVESINALLOFNATURE.ITEXTENDSFROMPEOPLETOPLANETS,FROMANIMALSTOATOMS.IN'SYNC'PROFESSORSTEVENSTROGATZCONSIDERSARANGEOFAPPLICATIONS-HUMANSLEEPANDCIRCADIANRHYTHMS,MENSTRUALSYNCHRONY,INSECTOUTBREAKS,SUPERCONDUCTORS,LASERS,SECRETCODES,HEARTARRHYTHMIASANDFADS-CONNECTINGALLTRHOUGHANEXPLORATIONOFTHESAMEMATHEMATICALTHEME:SELF-ORGANISATION,ORTHESPONTANEOUSEMERGENCEOFORDEROUTOFCHAOS.FOCUSEDENOUGHTOPRESENTACOHERENTWORLDUNTOTHEMSELVES,STROGATZ'SCHOSENTOPICSTOUCHONSEVERALOFTHEHOTTESTDIRECTIONSINCONTEMPORARYSCIENCE.
作者简介
StevenStrogatzisProfessorofAppliedMathematicsatCornellUniversityandoneoftheworld'sleadingresearchersintochaos,complexityandsynchronization.HisseminalreasearchhasbeenfeaturedinNature,Science,ScientificAmerican,TheNewYorkTimes,theNewYorker,andtheDailyTelegraph.