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100			_aBrown, Courtney _92290
245			_aChaos and catastrophe theories
260			_bSage Publications, Inc. _aBeverly Hills _c1995
300			_a77 p.
365			_aUSD _b30.00
520			_aDescription What is chaos? How can it be measured? How are the models estimated? What is catastrophe? How is it modelled? How are the models estimated? These questions are the focus of this volume. Beginning with an explanation of the differences between deterministic and probabilistic models, Brown then introduces the reader to chaotic dynamics. Other topics covered are finding settings in which chaos can be measured, estimating chaos using nonlinear least squares and specifying catastrophe models. Finally a nonlinear system of equations that models catastrophe using real survey data is estimated.
650			_aCatastrophes (Mathematics) _92366
650			_aChaotic behavior in systems _92367
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