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From Clocks to Chaos

From Clocks to Chaos

Leon Glass

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Biology

From Clocks to Chaos: The Rhythms of Life

  * Leon Glass and Michael C. Mackey

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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 scientists, and
mathematicians, but the work assumes no knowledge of advanced
mathematics.


Variation of rhythms outside normal limits, or appearance of new
rhythms where none existed previously, are associated with disease.
One of the most interesting features of the book is that it makes a
start at explaining "dynamical diseases" that are not the result of
infection by pathogens but that stem from abnormalities in the timing
of essential functions. From Clocks to Chaos provides a firm
foundation for understanding dynamic processes in physiology.

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