Download or read book Exploring Complexity written by G. Nicolis and published by W H Freeman & Company. This book was released on 1989 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unexpected discoveries in nonequilibrium physics and nonlinear dynamics are changing our understanding of complex phenomena. Recent research has revealed fundamental new properties of matter in far-from-equilibrium conditions, and the prevalence of instability-where small changes in initial conditions may lead to amplified effects.