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'... is a useful collection of introductory summaries of each area of complexity theory and although each one is not covered in any particular depth, the fascination of the subject does show through'. Stephen P. Banks, Mathematics Today
Book 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.
Complex Systems
Complex Systems,Terry R. J. Bossomaier,David G. Green,Cambridge University Press,0521462452,Artificial intelligence,Chaotic behavior in systems,Computational complexity,Fractals,Life Sciences - Ecology - Ecosystems,Neural Networks,Neuroscience,Reference,Science,Science/Mathematics,System Theory,Theory Of Computing,Ecological science, the Biosphere,Science / Mechanics / Dynamics / Fluid Dynamics
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