Extreme Events in Nature and Society

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Albeverio, Sergio (Editor), Jentsch, Volker (Editor), Kantz, Holger (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2006.
• Series: The Frontiers Collection,
• Subjects: Physics.; Meteorology.; Applied mathematics.; Engineering mathematics.; Statistical physics.; Dynamical systems.; Environmental sciences.; Economic theory.; Statistical Physics, Dynamical Systems and Complexity.; Applications of Mathematics.; Economic Theory/Quantitative Economics/Mathematical Methods.; Math. Appl. in Environmental Science.; Physics, general.

Significant, and usually unwelcome, surprises, such as floods, financial crisis, epileptic seizures, or material rupture, are the topics of Extreme Events in Nature and Society. The book, authored by foremost experts in these fields, reveals unifying and distinguishing features of extreme events, in...