TY - BOOK ID - 1437336 TI - The science of disasters : climate disruptions, heart attacks, and market crashes PY - 2002 SN - 3540413243 3642625312 3642562574 PB - Berlin : Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Stochastic processes KW - Mathematical physics KW - Biological systems. KW - Climatology. KW - Disasters. KW - Economics. KW - Nonlinear theories. KW - Statistical physics. KW - Disasters KW - Factor Analysis, Statistical. KW - Forecasting KW - Models, Theoretical. KW - Geografie KW - statistics & numerical data. KW - methods. KW - Risicos Rampen KW - Algemeen. KW - Statistics & numerical data. KW - Methods. KW - Sociophysics. KW - Econophysics. KW - Dynamical systems. KW - Atmospheric sciences. KW - Medicine. KW - Environmental sciences. KW - Statistics . KW - Data-driven Science, Modeling and Theory Building. KW - Complex Systems. KW - Atmospheric Sciences. KW - Medicine/Public Health, general. KW - Math. Appl. in Environmental Science. KW - Statistics for Business, Management, Economics, Finance, Insurance. KW - Statistical analysis KW - Statistical data KW - Statistical methods KW - Statistical science KW - Mathematics KW - Econometrics KW - Environmental science KW - Science KW - Health Workforce KW - Atmospheric sciences KW - Earth sciences KW - Atmosphere KW - Dynamical systems KW - Kinetics KW - Mechanics, Analytic KW - Force and energy KW - Mechanics KW - Physics KW - Statics KW - Mathematical statistics KW - Economics KW - Statistical physics KW - Mathematical sociology UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:1437336 AB - Are there universal laws governing the persistence of weather, and is it possible to predict climate transitions as generated by natural or man-made perturbations? How can one quantify the roller-coaster dynamics of stock markets and anticipate mega-crashes? Can we diagnose the health condition of patients from heartbeat time-series analysis which may even form the basis for infarct prevention? This book tackles these questions by applying advanced methods from statistical physics and related fields to all types of non-linear dynamics prone to disaster. The transdisciplinary analysis is organized in some dozen review articles written by world-class scientists. ER -