Hammer of God (John Schettler) читать бесплатно онлайн полную версию книги (ч. 53)

“Even a single grain of sand reveals a profound truth about the way the world works. Some of the most recent investigations related to chaos theory have centered on the critical point where a series of small variations produces a massive change of state. In the modern terminology, this is called "the edge of chaos." One of the examples of this is that of a pile of sand… When the pile reaches this critical point, even a single grain would be capable of dramatically affecting all around it. This seemingly trivial example provides an excellent "edge-of-chaos model," with a wide range of applications, from earthquakes to evolution; from stock exchange crises to wars. "

Alan Woods / Ted Grant