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082			_a511.352 _bLAD
100			_aLadyman, James
245			_aWhat is a complex system?
260			_bYale University Press, _c2020 _aNew Haven :
300			_axi, 169 p. ; _c24 cm
365			_b35.00 _cUSD _d77.30
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_aA clear, concise introduction to the quickly growing field of complexity science that explains its conceptual and mathematical foundations. What is a complex system? Although "complexity science" is used to understand phenomena as diverse as the behavior of honeybees, the economic markets, the human brain, and the climate, there is no agreement about its foundations. In this introduction for students, academics, and general readers, philosopher of science James Ladyman and physicist Karoline Wiesner develop an account of complexity that brings the different concepts and mathematical measures applied to complex systems into a single framework. They introduce the different features of complex systems, discuss different conceptions of complexity, and develop their own account. They explain why complexity science is so important in today's world.
650			_aSystem analysis
650			_aSystem theory
650			_aComputational complexity
650			_aScience Philosophy
650			_aComplexity Philosophy
650			_aAdaptive behaviour
650			_aAlgorithmic Complexity
650			_aComputation
650			_aCorrelation
650			_aDistribution
650			_a Dynamical systems theory
650			_aNon - Equilibrium
650			_aFood webs
650			_aModularity
650			_aNested structure
650			_aNeurons
650			_a Nonlinearity
650			_aRadiation
650			_aSelf - organisation
650			_aUniversal behaviour
650			_aAnt colonies
650			_aHoney bee hives
650			_aNumerosity
650			_aDisorder
650			_aDiversity
710			_aWiesner, Karoline
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