Title:
Fractal physiology and chaos in medicine
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Publication Information:
Singapore : World Scientific, 1990
ISBN:
9789810201272
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Searching... | 30000000294235 | QP33.6.C48 W47 1990 | Open Access Book | Book | Searching... |
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Summary
Summary
This book discusses the application of the concepts of fractals and chaos to biomedical phenomena. In particular, it argues against the outdated notion of homeostasis; using biomedical data sets and modern mathematical concepts, the author attempts to convince the reader that life is at least a homeodynamic process with multiple states -- each being capable of survival. Although relying heavily on the new mathematical ideas, the author has attempted to make the book self-contained. The mathematics is developed in a biological context and mathematical formulation for its own sake is avoided. In this book, the phenomena to be explained motivate the mathematical development rather than the other way round.