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West, Bruce Joseph was born on October 15, 1941 in Buffalo. Son of Eugene E. and Jennie Ann (Mufelleto) W.
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Fractal Physiology (Methods in Physiology) by James B. Bassingthwaighte (1994-10-27)
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Fractal Physiology And Chaos In Medicine (Studies of Nonlinear Phenomena in Life Science) by Bruce J West (1990-10-30)
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Fractal Physiology and Chaos in Medicine (2nd Edition) (Studies of Nonlinear Phenomena in Life Science)
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This exceptional book is concerned with the application of fractals and chaos, as well as other concepts from nonlinear dynamics to biomedical phenomena. Herein we seek to communicate the excitement being experienced by scientists upon making application of these concepts within the life sciences. Mathematical concepts are introduced using biomedical data sets and the phenomena being explained take precedence over the mathematics. In this new edition what has withstood the test of time has been updated and modernized; speculations that were not borne out have been expunged and the breakthroughs that have occurred in the intervening years are emphasized. The book provides a comprehensive overview of a nascent theory of medicine, including a new chapter on the theory of complex networks as they pertain to medicine. Readership: Biomedical and physical scientists and students.
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An Essay on the Importance of Being Nonlinear (Lecture Notes in Biomathematics)
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One of my favorite quotes is from a letter of Charles Darwin (1887): "I have long discovered that geologists never read each other's works, and that the only object in writing a book is proof of earnestness, and that you do not form your opinions without undergoing labour of some kind. " It is not clear if this private opinion of Darwin was one that he held to be absolutely true, or was one of those opinions that, as with most of us, coincides with our "bad days," but is replaced with a more optimistic view on our "good days. " I hold the sense of the statement to be true in general, but not with regard to scientists never reading each other's work. Even if that were true however, the present essay. would still have been written as a proof of earnestness. This essay outlines my personal view of how nonlinear mathematics may be of value in formulating models outside the physical sciences. This perspective has developed over a number of years during which time I have repeatedly been amazed at how an "accepted" model would fail to faithfully characterize the full range of avail able data because of its implicit or explicit dependence on linear concepts. This essay is intended to demonstrate how linear ideas have come to dominate and therefore limit a scientist's ability to understand any given class of phenomena.
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Fractal Physiology and Chaos in Medicine (2nd Edition) (Studies of Nonlinear Phenomena in Life Science) by Bruce J West (2013-01-15)
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Fractal Physiology And Chaos In Medicine (Studies of Nonlinear Phenomena in Life Science)
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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.
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Fractal Physiology (Methods in Physiology)
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PART I: Overview 1. Introduction: Fractals Really Are Everywhere PART II: Properties of Fractals and Chaos 2. Properties of Fractal Phenomena in Space and Time 3. The Fractal Dimension: Self-similar and Self-affine Scaling 4. Fractal Measures of Heterogeneity and Correlation 5. Generating Fractals 6. Properties of Chaotic Phenomena 7. From Time to Topology: Is a Process Driven by Chance or Necessity? PART III: Physiological Applications 8. Ion Channel Kinetics: A Fractal Time Sequence of Conformational States 9. Fractals in Nerve and Muscle 10. Intraorgan Flow Heterogeneities 11. Fractal Growth 12. Mechanisms That Produce Fractals 13. Chaos? in Physiology
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Bruce Joseph West
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Bruce Joseph West, American Physics educator, researcher. Achievements include first quantitative fractal model of the lung, Hamiltonian model of the interaction between surface and interaal wavesin the ocean, and model of the source of fluctuations in complex systems using non-linear dynamics system theory. Recipient Decker Scholar award, 1993, President's award, 1994.
Education
Bachelor, State University of New York, Buffalo, 1965; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Rochester, New York, 1970.
Career
Postdoctoral fellow, U. Rochester, 1970-1972; staff scientist, Physical Dynamics Inc., La Jolla, California, 1972-1979; director, La Jolla Institute, 1979-1989; professor, chair physics Department, University North Texas, Denton, 1989-1993; director Center Nonlinear Science, U. North Texas, Denton, since 1994.
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An Essay on the Importance of Being Nonlinear (Lecture Notes in Biomathematics)
(One of my favorite quotes is from a letter of Charles Dar...)
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Fractal Physiology and Chaos in Medicine (2nd Edition) (Studies of Nonlinear Phenomena in Life Science)
(This exceptional book is concerned with the application o...)
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Fractal Physiology And Chaos In Medicine (Studies of Nonlinear Phenomena in Life Science)
(This book discusses the application of the concepts of fr...)
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Fractal Physiology (Methods in Physiology)
(PART I: Overview 1. Introduction: Fractals Really Are Eve...)
- Fractal Physiology (Methods in Physiology) by James B. Bassingthwaighte (1994-10-27)
- Fractal Physiology And Chaos In Medicine (Studies of Nonlinear Phenomena in Life Science) by Bruce J West (1990-10-30)
- Fractal Physiology and Chaos in Medicine (2nd Edition) (Studies of Nonlinear Phenomena in Life Science) by Bruce J West (2013-01-15)
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An Essay on the Importance of Being Nonlinear (Lecture Notes in Biomathematics)
Membership
Fellow American Physical Society (chairman biological physics division 1999). Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Geophysical Union.
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Married Sharon S. West, April 12, 1969. Children: Jason B., Damien J.
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