Description
This book provides an analysis of the construction, diagnosis (as chaotic) and evaluation of models in chaos theory. It contains a detailed look at the interaction of the different models used in chaos theory and analyses how these models influence the way chaos is defined. Furthermore, the book discusses the conditions for the occurrence of chaos and the detection of chaos in nature. Lena Zuchowski is Assistant Professor in Logic and Philosophy of Science at the University of Salzburg, Austria. Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: Vertical and horizontal models in chaos theory.- Chapter 3: Chaos criteria and definitions.- Chapter 4: Evaluation of chaotic models.- Chapter 5: Conclusion.
