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  2. Catastrophe theory - Wikipedia

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    Catastrophe theory studies dynamical systems that describe the evolution [5] of a state variable over time : ˙ = = (,) In the above equation, is referred to as the potential function, and is often a vector or a scalar which parameterise the potential function.

  3. List of Cambridge International Examinations Advanced Level ...

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    Syllabus Code Course Title Notes CIE 8001: General Paper: AS Level only CIE 8004: General Paper: AS Level only CIE 8024 Nepal Studies: AS Level only [1] CIE 8041: Divinity: AS Level only CIE 8053: Islamic Studies: AS Level only CIE 8058: Hinduism: AS Level only CIE 8274: Language and Literature in English (US)

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    Download QR code; Print/export ... Appearance. move to sidebar hide. This is a list of Advanced Level (usually referred to as A ... Physical Education [1] [2] [3] [5] [6]

  5. Catastrophism - Wikipedia

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    In geology, catastrophism is the theory that the Earth has largely been shaped by sudden, short-lived, violent events, possibly worldwide in scope. [1] This contrasts with uniformitarianism (sometimes called gradualism ), according to which slow incremental changes, such as erosion , brought about all the Earth's geological features.

  6. Tim Poston - Wikipedia

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    His books on catastrophe theory and on differential geometry and relativity are still in print after a third of a century. His academic career was carried out in a series of research centres, including Rio de Janeiro, Rochester NY, Porto, Geneva, Stuttgart, Charleston SC, Santa Cruz CA, Los Angeles CA, Pohang, Singapore, and Bangalore.

  7. René Thom - Wikipedia

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    René Frédéric Thom (French: [ʁəne tɔm]; 2 September 1923 – 25 October 2002) was a French mathematician, who received the Fields Medal in 1958.. He made his reputation as a topologist, moving on to aspects of what would be called singularity theory; he became world-famous among the wider academic community and the educated general public for one aspect of this latter interest, his work ...

  8. Central governor - Wikipedia

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    It was first published as a full theory by Tim Noakes, Alan St Clair Gibson and Vicki Lambert in five linked articles in the British Journal of Sports Medicine in 2004-2005 [1] In contrast to this idea is the one that fatigue is due to peripheral "limitation" or "catastrophe."

  9. Malthusianism - Wikipedia

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    The theory posits that such a catastrophe would force the population to "correct" back to a lower, more easily sustainable level (quite rapidly, due to the potential severity and unpredictable results of the mitigating factors involved, as compared to the relatively slow time scales and well-understood processes governing unchecked growth or ...