Synergetics

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The book offers a comprehensive introduction to synergetics, an expanding field that intersects various scientific disciplines. It features updated discussions on key topics like self-organization in extended media and Benard instability, as well as an economic model illustrating transitions from full employment to underemployment using nonequilibrium phase transitions. Additionally, it includes a new section on discrete maps, which are essential for exploring chaotic motion and related phenomena. The third edition reflects significant recent developments and aims to enhance readability.