Overview
- Presents the early years of Hermann Haken, who is one of the "fathers" of Quantum-mechanical laser theory as well as the founder of Synergetics, the science of cooperation in multicomponent systems
- Covers the development of Hermann Hakens thoughts during the first thirty-five years of his career
- In-depth presentation of the scientific career of one of the last polymaths
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
Hermann Haken (born 1927) is one of the “fathers” of the quantum-mechanical laser theory, formulated between 1962 and 1966, in strong competition with American researchers. Later on, he created Synergetics, the science of cooperation in multicomponent systems.
The book concentrates on the development of his scientific work during the first thirty-five years of his career.
In 1970 he and his doctoral student Robert Graham were able to show that the laser is an example of a nonlinear system far from thermal equilibrium that shows a phase-transition like behavior. Subsequently, this insight opened the way for the formulation of Synergetics.
Synergetics is able to explain, how very large systems show the phenomenon of self-organization that can be mathematically described by only very few order parameters. The results of Haken’s research were published in two seminal books Synergetics (1977) and Advanced Synergetics (1983).
After the year 1985 Haken concentrated his research on the macroscopic foundation of Synergetics. This led him towards the application of synergetic principles in medicine, cognitive research and, finally, in psychology.
A comprehensive bibliography of Hermann Haken’s publications (nearly 600 numbers) is included in the book.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Hermann Haken: From the Laser to Synergetics
Book Subtitle: A Scientific Biography of the Early Years
Authors: Bernd Kröger
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-11689-1
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-11688-4Published: 08 December 2014
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-35628-0Published: 23 August 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-11689-1Published: 25 November 2014
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 317
Number of Illustrations: 42 b/w illustrations
Topics: Complexity, Applications of Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos Theory, History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics, History of Science