Catastrophe Theory

Japanese: カタストロフ理論 - かたすとろふりろん
Catastrophe Theory

…Catastrophe theory, also known as catastrophe theory, is a mathematical theory that deals with discontinuous phenomena. In the 1960s, the Frenchman René Thom studied the theory of singular points, a branch of differential topology, in depth and came up with the idea that this theory could be applied to other scientific fields besides mathematics, especially to the morphogenesis of living organisms. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "catastrophe theory" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…カタストロフィー理論はカタストロフ理論ともいい,不連続現象を扱う数学的な理論である。1960年代にフランスのトムRené Thomは,微分位相幾何学の一分野である特異点の理論を深く研究し,この理論が数学以外の科学の分野,とくに生物の形態形成に応用できるのではないかとのアイデアを得た。…

※「カタストロフ理論」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

<<:  One-sided mouth

>>:  Catastrophe theory - katastrofiron

Recommend

Carbohydrates - Gansuitananso

〘Noun〙 A general term for compounds made of carbon...

Aguirre Cerda, P.

... The Great Depression of 1929 caused great dam...

Gujarat - Gujarat (English spelling)

A state in western India. It is mainly composed o...

Leisure timetable

…It is a concept in administrative law, but it wa...

conker

...The red-flowered horse chestnut, A. carnea Hay...

standard metropolitan statistical area

…Although the viewpoints and approaches are diffe...

Kano School - Kanoha

The largest school of painting in the history of ...

Minehama [village] - Minehama

A village in Yamamoto County, northwest of Akita P...

Liability - Fusai (English spelling)

Obligations to give up or deliver economic resour...

Potoo (Potoo)

A general term for birds in the Nyctibiidae family...

Bibliography

Reference books. Source: Yoko Sakae Study Abroad I...

Kanji - Kanji

One of the ideograms. It was originally created i...

Intensification rite

This refers to religious rituals such as agricultu...

Ikeunjo - Ikeunjo

In the Edo period, this was a payment made by a pe...

general welfare

...Since ancient Greece, it has been one of the f...