Chaotic Fishponds and Mirror Universes: The Strange Maths Behind the Modern World

by Richard Elwes

What can we learn from fish in a pond? How do social networks connect the world? How can artificial intelligences learn? Why would life be different in a mirror universe? Mathematics is everywhere, whether we are aware of it or not. Exploring the subject through 35 of its often odd and unexpected applications, this book provides an insight into the 'hidden wiring' that governs our world. From the astonishing theorems that control computers to the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1780871600
• ISBN13: 9781780871608
• Release Date: July 2016
• Publisher: Quercus Publishing
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.0" x 7.7"