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.

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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。

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