| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 328 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Switching phenomena / H.E. Stanley [and others] -- Entropy, a unifying concept : from physics to cognitive psychology / Constantino Tsallis, Alexandra C. Tsallis -- Fumbling towards ecstasy : a journey to understand a small corner of the universe / Bernhard H.J. Juurlink -- Econo-physics : models & metaphors / Peter M. Jackson -- Metaphors and interdisciplinary research / E. Haven -- The impossibility of a theory of everything / Tom G. Porter -- Quantum probability applied to social and behavioral sciences / J.R. Busemeyer, Zheng Wang -- Market efficiency and the risks and returns of dynamic trading strategies with commodity futures / Lorne N. Switzer, Hui Jiang -- On religion and language evolutions seen through mathematical and agent based models / M. Ausloos -- Towards the establishment of criteria for discussing music in terms of symmetry and asymmetry (an outline) / Gyula Csapo -- What is quantum theory telling us about how nature works? / P. Goyal -- Bell's inequality : revolution in quantum physics or just an inadequate mathematical model? / Andrei Khrennikov -- Structures and symmetries in physics / Chary Rangacharyulu -- Integrating different modes of inquiry for pre-service teachers / Tanya Augsburg, J. Acacio de Barros -- On the morphology of uncertainty in human perception and cognition / Madan M. Gupta, Ashu M.G. Solo -- The consilient epistemology : structuring evolution of our logical thinking / Chandrasekhar Roychoudhuri -- Scientific orthodoxies : moving challenge toward revolution / Gerald H. Pollack -- Best student poster presentation : Determination of host-guest binding sites for [symbol]-cyclodextrin urethane copolymers / Lee D. Wilson, Mohamed H. Mohamed, J. Headley |
| Summary |
This unique proceedings volume offers one of the very first truly interdisciplinary conferences ever organized. More than 15 papers in this volume are written by some of the most acclaimed researchers in their field. Contributions range over a very wide spectrum of disciplines: biology; computer science; economics; education; health sciences; operations research; philosophy; physics; psychology; mathematics; music and sociology |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Interdisciplinary research -- Congresses
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MATHEMATICS -- Probability & Statistics -- General.
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Interdisciplinary research
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| Genre/Form |
Conference papers and proceedings
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Rangacharyulu, Chary
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Haven, Emmanuel, 1965-
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| ISBN |
9789814295895 |
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9814295892 |
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