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Sync: How Order Emerges from Chaos in the Universe, Nature, and Daily Life (edição: 2004)

de Steven Strogatz

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At the heart of the universe is a steady, insistent beat, the sound of cycles in sync. Along the tidal rivers of Malaysia, thousands of fireflies congregate and flash in unison; the moon spins in perfect resonance with its orbit around the earth; our hearts depend on the synchronous firing of ten thousand pacemaker cells. While the forces that synchronize the flashing of fireflies may seem to have nothing to do with our heart cells, there is in fact a deep connection. Synchrony is a science in its infancy, and Strogatz is a pioneer in this new frontier in which mathematicians and physicists attempt to pinpoint just how spontaneous order emerges from chaos. From underground caves in Texas where a French scientist spent six months alone tracking his sleep-wake cycle, to the home of a Dutch physicist who in 1665 discovered two of his pendulum clocks swinging in perfect time, this fascinating book spans disciplines, continents, and centuries. Engagingly written for readers of books such as Chaos and The Elegant Universe, Sync is a tour-de-force of nonfiction writing.… (mais)
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Título:Sync: How Order Emerges from Chaos in the Universe, Nature, and Daily Life
Autores:Steven Strogatz
Informação:Theia (2004), Edition: Reprint, Paperback
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This book provides an introduction to synchronization in as detailed a way as can be expected without actually delving into the mathematics. Sync is order that arises without centralized intelligence. Yet in a universe driven by entropy how can order arise from chaos? The answer is that in non-linear systems, systems where the change in the output is not proportional to the change in the input, self organizing behavior can emerge. This book delves into what that means.

The first two chapters were my highlights. They delve into how synchronization can be predicted and modeled using systems of coupled oscillators. Chapters five, seven, and nine are also fascinating insights into the mathematics of sync. The rest of the chapters, as well as those chapters, cover sync over a broad array of domains from sleep to lasers to the electric grid to human thought and physiology. The grab bag was interesting but it was the underlying mathematics which really fascinated me. Thus my follow-up purchase of Strogatz's textbook Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos: With Applications to Physics, Biology, Chemistry, and Engineering. :-) ( )
  eri_kars | Jul 10, 2022 |
I am fascinated by the topics of Chaos, and complexity. Sync dovetails nicely into both of those. This book is made richer and more interesting by the details the author uses to clarify concepts, and anecdotes about his personal involvement as well as comments about the personalities of the major thinkers involved. I come away wanting to read more of his books and anxious to learn more about sync ( )
  waldhaus1 | Nov 30, 2018 |
Excellent if somewhat (though, mildly) redundant follow up to [a:James Gleick|10401|James Gleick|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/authors/1304671926p2/10401.jpg]'s [b:Chaos: The Making of a New Science|64582|Chaos The Making of a New Science|James Gleick|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1327941595s/64582.jpg|62690]. ( )
  tlockney | Sep 7, 2014 |
Interesting read and very accessible. The author is intent on keeping non-scientist readers along for the ride. Ultimately, though, I finished the first section and don't really have much interest in going forward. I'll probably keep this one on the nightstand for those evenings when I don't feel like reading fiction. It's not bad, I'm just not sure how the next section (which is about the exploration of heart function works with spontaneous order) is much different other than in the names and experiments carried out. It seems pretty obvious that the results will be the same. ( )
  evanroskos | Mar 30, 2013 |
In this book, Strogatz introduces a truly beautiful idea: that of synchrony.
However, Strogatz sticks to his "no math equations" principle to the point that many explanations are vague. For example, in discussing exponential and linear growth rates, a simple diagram containing plots and formulas is practically essential for an intuitive grasp. Strogatz clumsily describes the rates in words. A dose of math, such as relevant plots and the explicit Lorenz equations, would make this book much more revealing to readers interested in math while not turning off those who are not.
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At the heart of the universe is a steady, insistent beat, the sound of cycles in sync. Along the tidal rivers of Malaysia, thousands of fireflies congregate and flash in unison; the moon spins in perfect resonance with its orbit around the earth; our hearts depend on the synchronous firing of ten thousand pacemaker cells. While the forces that synchronize the flashing of fireflies may seem to have nothing to do with our heart cells, there is in fact a deep connection. Synchrony is a science in its infancy, and Strogatz is a pioneer in this new frontier in which mathematicians and physicists attempt to pinpoint just how spontaneous order emerges from chaos. From underground caves in Texas where a French scientist spent six months alone tracking his sleep-wake cycle, to the home of a Dutch physicist who in 1665 discovered two of his pendulum clocks swinging in perfect time, this fascinating book spans disciplines, continents, and centuries. Engagingly written for readers of books such as Chaos and The Elegant Universe, Sync is a tour-de-force of nonfiction writing.

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