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From Cells to Societies: Models of Complex Coherent Action

By Professor Alexander S. Mikhailov , Dr. Vera Calenbuhr (auth.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year
2002
ISBN
978-3-642-07574-2, 978-3-662-05062-0
DOI
10.1007/978-3-662-05062-0
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
7 MB (7397601 bytes)
Series
Springer Series in Synergetics
Edition
1
Pages
302\307
Orientation
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2013-08-01 04:00:00
Dynamical Systems and Complexity;Applications of Mgeneral;Theory of ComputationStatistical Physics

Description

This book shows how, by rather simple models, we can gain remarkable insights into the behavior of complex systems. It is devoted to the discussion of functional self-organization in large populations of interacting active elements. The possible forms of self-organization in such systems range from coherent collective motions in the physical coordinate space to the mutual synchronization of internal dynamics, the development of coherently operating groups, the rise of hierarchical structures, and the emergence of dynamical networks. Such processes play an important role in biological and social phenomena. The authors have chosen a series of models from physics, biochemistry, biology, sociology and economics, and will systematically discuss their general properties. The book addresses researchers and graduate students in a variety of disciplines, such as physics, chemistry, biology and the social sciences.

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