Diacu Megadisasters

The Science of Predicting the Next Catastrophe
Course Book
ISBN: 978-1-4008-3344-3
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 240 Seiten

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Autoren/Hrsg.

Diacu, Florin

Fachgebiete

• Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Numerik und Wissenschaftliches Rechnen Angewandte Mathematik, Mathematische Modelle
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Naturgewalten & Katastrophen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Prologue: Glimpsing the Future xi

Chapter 1: Walls of Water: Tsunamis 1

Chapter 2: Land in Upheaval: Earthquakes 21

Chapter 3: Chimneys of Hell: Volcanic Eruptions 42

Chapter 4: Giant Whirlwinds: Hurricanes, Cyclones, and Typhoons 63

Chapter 5: Mutant Seasons: Rapid Climate Change 86

Chapter 6: Earth in Collision: Cosmic Impacts 109

Chapter 7: Economic Breakdown: Financial Crashes 128

Chapter 8: Tiny Killers: Pandemics 149

Chapter 9: Models and Prediction: How Far Can We Go? 168

Acknowledgments 179

Notes 181

Selected Bibliography 189

Index 193

Über Autor(innen)

Florin Diacu is professor of mathematics and former director of the Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences at the University of Victoria in Canada. He is the coauthor of Celestial Encounters: The Origins of Chaos and Stability and the coeditor of Classical and Celestial Mechanics: The Recife Lectures (both Princeton).