Nonlinear Dynamics in Non-Equilibrium Economics / Chaos and Cosmology

Synopsis: 1 (30 min): Professor W Brian Arthur, Stanford University, examines the four basic assumptions of neoclassical economics and examines the implications of reversing them.
2 (60 min): Dr Peter Coles, Queen Mary and Westfield College, on nonlinear approaches to cosmology, looking at the distribution of matter in the universe, bringing in chaos theory, catastrophe theory, turbulence and nonlinear dynamics.
Series: Science on the Edge of Chaos, Series
Language: English
Country: Belgium
Medium: Video; Videocassette. VHS (PAL, SECAM, NTSC). col. 90 min.
Year of production: 1996
Availability: Sale; 1996 sale: 40 Ecu (inclusive)
Uses: Students, research institutes.
Subjects: Astronomy; Economics
Keywords: cosmology; economics theory

Cast

Peter Coles
W Brian Arthur

Title: Nonlinear dynamics in non-equilibrium economics
Synopsis: 1 (30 min): Professor W Brian Arthur, Stanford University, examines the four basic assumptions of neoclassical economics and examines the implications of reversing them.
Title: Chaos and cosmology
Synopsis: 2 (60 min): Dr Peter Coles, Queen Mary and Westfield College, on nonlinear approaches to cosmology, looking at the distribution of matter in the universe, bringing in chaos theory, catastrophe theory, turbulence and nonlinear dynamics.

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