Chaos and Determinism

Alexandre Favre is emeritus professor of fluid mechanices at the University of Aix-Marseille. Henri Guitton is honorary professor of economics at the Sorbonne. Jean Guitton is honorary professor of philosophy at the Sorbonne. Andre Lichnerowicz is honorary professor of physical theories at the Collège de France. Etienne Wolff is honorary professor of biology and an administrator at the Collège de France. All are members of the French Academy.

• Methods, concepts and vocabulary; turbulence in fluid mechanics; the atmosphere and the hydrosphere - the media of life; physical theories - groups, the calculus of variations, relativity, statistical mechanics and quantum mechanics; biology; economics, turbulence and chaos; conclusions; a philosopher's reflections, Jean Guitton.

"I found this most unusual book to be very stimulating. It really did achieve its objective of breaking academic barriers."--Julian C. R. Hunt, reviewing the French edition