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Bruce J. West.
Fractional Calculus View of Complexity: tomorrow's science.
CRC Press. 2016

This book will not be a text devoted to a pedagogical presentation of a specialized topic nor will it be a monograph focused on the author’s area of research. It will however, accomplish both these things while providing a rationale for why the reader ought to be interested in learning about the fractional calculus. This book is for the researcher who has heard about many of these scientifically exotic activities, but could not see how they fit into their own scientific interests, or how they could be made compatible with the way they understand science. It is also for the novitiate who has not yet decided where their scientific talents could be most productively applied.

The book will provide insight into the long-term direction of science and show how to develop the skills necessary to successfully do research in the twenty-first century.