Fractional Calculus View of Complexity - Tomorrows Science

This book is not a text devoted to a pedagogical presentation of a specialized topic nor is it a monograph focused on the author's area of research. It accomplishes both these things while providing a rationale for why the reader ought to be interested in learning about fractional calculus. This book is for researchers who has heard about many of these scientifically exotic activities, but could not see how they fit into their own scientific interests, or how they could be made compatible with the way they understand science. It is also for beginners who have not yet decided where their scientific talents could be most productively applied. The book provides insight into the long-term direction of science and show how to develop the skills necessary to successfully do research in the twenty-first century.

List of contents

Nomenclature. The Challenge of Complexity. Yesterday's Science. New Ways of Thinking. Simple Fractional Operators. Tomorrow's Dynamics. Fractional Cooperation. What have we learned?

About the author

Bruce J. West

Summary

This book explains the quantitative reasoning required by the fractional calculus applied to complex physical, social, and biological phenomena. Fractional calculus is inextricably linked to complexity and provides a way to think systematically about complex phenomena without restricting it to a particular discipline. The book presents the case

Product details

• Authors: Bruce J. West, West Bruce J.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.12.2020
• EAN: 9780367737795
• ISBN: 978-0-367-73779-5
• No. of pages: 303
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SCIENCE / Physics / General, MATHEMATICS / Differential Equations / General, MATHEMATICS / Mathematical Analysis, Physics, Differential calculus & equations, Calculus & mathematical analysis, Calculus and mathematical analysis, Differential calculus and equations