The science of disasters : climate disruptions, heart attacks, and market crashes / [editors] Armin Bunde, Jürgen Kropp, Hans-Joachim Schellnhuber.

Other author Bunde, Armin, 1947- editor.
Other author Kropp, Jürgen, editor.
Other author Schellnhuber, Hans-Joachim, editor.
Format Book
PublicationBerlin ; New York : Springer, 2002.
Copyright Date©2002
Descriptionxx, 453 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm
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Electronic LocationInhaltsverzeichnis
Subjects
Disasters.
Nonlinear theories.
Statistical physics.
Climatology.
Biological systems.
Economics.
Factor analysis.
Mathematical models.
Disasters--statistics & numerical data.
Factor Analysis, Statistical.
Forecasting--methods.
Models, Theoretical.
Disasters.
Economics.

Contents Entropy, complexity, predictability, and data analysis of time series and letter sequences / W. Ebeling, L. Molgedey, J. Kurths, and U. Schwarz -- Wavelet based multifractal formalism : applications to DNA sequences, satellite images of the cloud structure, and stock market data / A. Arneodo, B. Audit, N. Decoster, J.-F. Muzy, and C. Vaillant -- Space-time variability of the European climate / K. Fraedrich, and C.-D. Schönwiese -- Is climate predictable? / K. Hasselmann.
Contents Atmospheric persistence analysis : novel approaches and applications / A. Bunde, S. Havlin, E. Koscielny-Bune, and H.J. Schellnhuber -- Assessment and management of critical events : the breakdown of marine fisheries and the North Atlantic thermohaline circulation / J. Kropp, K. Zickfield, and K. Eisenack -- Fractal and multifractal approaches in physiology / P. Ch. Ivanov, A.L. Goldberger, and H.E. Stanley -- Physiological relevance of scaling of heart phenomena / L.S. Liebovitch, T. Penzel, and J.W. Kantelhardt.
Contents Local scaling properties for diagnostic purposes / W. Bunk, F. Jamitzky, R. Pompl, C. Räth, and G. Morfill -- Unstable periodic orbits and stochastic synchronization in sensory biology / F. Moss and H. Braun -- Crowd disasters and simulation of panic situations / D. Helbing, I.J. Farkas, and T. Vicsek -- Investigations of financial markets using statistical physics methods / R.N. Mantegna and H.E. Stanley -- Market fluctuations I : scaling, multiscaling, and their possible origins / F. Lux and M. Ausloos.
Contents Market fluctuations II : multiplicative and percolation models, size effects, and predictions / D. Sornette, D. Stauffer, and H. Takayasu.
Abstract Are there universal laws governing the persistence of weather, and is it possible to predict climate transitions as generated by natural or man-made perturbations? How can one quantify the roller-coaster dynamics of stock markets and anticipate mega-crashes? Can we diagnose the health condition of patients from heartbeat time-series analysis, which may even form the basis for infarct prevention? This book tackles these questions by applying advanced methods from statistical physics and related fields to all types of non-linear dynamics prone to disaster. The transdisciplinary analysis is organized in some dozen review articles written by world-class scientists.
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Issued in other formOnline version: Bunde, Armin. Science of Disasters. Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint : Springer, 2002 9783642562570
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ISBN9783540413240 alk. paper
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ISBN9783642625312
ISBN3642625312
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