From Clocks to Chaos: The Rhythms of Life

by Leon Glass and Michael C. Mackey

Book Overview

In an important new contribution to the literature of chaos, two distinguished researchers in the field of physiology probe central theoretical questions about physiological rhythms. Topics discussed include: How are rhythms generated? How do they start and stop? What are the effects of perturbation of the rhythms? How are oscillations organized in space? Leon Glass and Michael Mackey address an audience of biological scientists, physicians, physical...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691084963
• ISBN13: 9780691084961
• Release Date: July 1988
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Good introduction to chaos theory in Biology

This book is a good introduction for those who would like to learn more about how the rythms of the different processes in our organism work. It requires a good knowledge of mathematics (calculus) but has many examples described in pure text. The analysis focuses mainly in the systemic cycles (heart beat, breathing, etc.) but the same theory can be used to gene regulation and enzime activities. At the end of the book there's an appendix with some basic notions of the math used through out the book but it'll be useful only for those who have some knowledge of calculus.