ENGLISH

Complex systems

By Bossomaier T.R.J. , Green D.G. (eds.)

Book information

Publisher
CUP
Year
2000
ISBN
0521462452, 9780521462457
LCC
Q172.5.C45 C64 2000
Open Library ID
OL377473M
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
3 MB (3147620 bytes)
Pages
420\420
Topic
Physics
Library
Kolxo3
DPI
300
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-07-22 07:35:22
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Description

This book explores the exciting new field of complexity. It features in-depth coverage of important theoretical areas, including fractals, chaos, nonlinear dynamics, artificial life, and self organization. It also provides overviews of complexity in several applied areas, including parallel computation, control systems, neural systems, and ecosystems. Contributors examine some of the properties that best characterize complex systems, including algorithmic richness, nonlinearity, and abundant interactions between components. In this way the book draws themes, especially the ideas of connectivity and natural computation, that reveal deep, underlying similarities among phenomena that have formerly been treated as completely distinct. Researchers in a wide array of fields, including ecology, neuroscience, computer science, and mathematics, will find this volume to be a fascinating collection of ideas.

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