Cilt 4, Sayı 3, Ekim 2006

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    Chaos Theory and Stoppard's Arcadia
    (İstanbul Kültür Üniversitesi Yayınları, 2006-10) Antakyalıoğlu, Zekiye
    This study aims at presenting how Chaos Theory can be held in a work of art, especially in the hands of Tom Stoppard, who is a very renown British playwright. Chaos and Chaotic Systems may sound to be the main areas of interest of the disciplines like mathematics and physics, however, Chaos Theory stands for the matrix of Postmodern theory and art as well. Chaos Theory illustrates the very essence of almost all plays of Stoppard because the main question he has been dealing with is: "Is there a system behind the absurdity of existence?". This theory attracts Stoppard mostly because it asks the same question. Stoppard, as an artist deals with human being and meaning of its existence. In Arcadia, he tackles this subject matter relating it to concepts like bifurcation, entropy and second law of thermodynamics. He moulds these scientific concepts with the idea of history, love and the irreversibility of time in two distinct time periods. Some of the scenes take place in 1800s, whereas others in 1990s. Stoppard, in a way, wants to demonstrate that however much physics and literature sound remote, they still deal with the same problems and concerns related to existence.
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    Fractal Properties Of Earthquakes In Marmara
    (İstanbul Kültür Üniversitesi Yayınları, 2006-10) Ceylan, Savaş
    Many geophysical phenomena such as frequency-size distribution of earthquakes, faults, and fractures show multifractal properties. Having fractal distribution requires that number of objects larger than a specified size has power-law dependence. Using power-law relations for statistics of seismicity is not a new subject in geophysics. The Gutenberg and Richter's b-value, which is a good example, defines a relationship between occurrence rates and magnitudes of earthquakes and has been used as the indicator of seismic activity. This study aims to better understand the occurrence systems of earthq uakes around Marmara Sea and the seismic behaviour of the investigation region, by means of multifractals and b-value