TY  - BOOK
AU  - West,Bruce J.
TI  - Fractal physiology and chaos in medicine
T2  - Sudies of nonlinear phenomena in life science
SN  - 981-02-0128-1
PY  - 1990///
CY  - Singapore
PB  - World Scientific
KW  - Fractales
KW  - Sistemas dinámicos (Matemáticas)
KW  - Biomatemáticas
KW  - Fisiología
N1  - Indice; Bibliografía: p. 262-271
N2  - This book discusses the application of the concepts of fractals and chaos to biomedical phenomena. In particular, it argues against the outdated notion of homeostasis; using biomedical data sets and modern mathematical concepts, the author attempts to convince the reader that life is at least a homeodynamic process with multiple states - each being capable of survival. Although relying heavily on the new mathematical ideas, the author has attempted to make the book self-contained. The mathematics is developed in a biological context and mathematical formulation for its own sake is avoided. In this book, the phenomena to be explained motivate the mathematical development rather than the other way round
ER  -