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Self-Organizing Systems
F.Eugene . Ed(S): Yates
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Paperback. Editor(s): Yates, F.Eugene. Series: Life Science Monographs. Num Pages: 684 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PHVN; PSAJ; PSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1166.
Technological systems become organized by commands from outside, as when human intentions lead to the building of structures or machines. But many nat ural systems become structured by their own internal processes: these are the self organizing systems, and the emergence of order within them is a complex phe nomenon that intrigues scientists from all disciplines. Unfortunately, complexity is ill-defined. Global explanatory constructs, such as cybernetics or general sys tems theory, which were intended to cope with complexity, produced instead a grandiosity that has now, mercifully, run its course and died. Most of us have become wary of proposals for ... Read more
Technological systems become organized by commands from outside, as when human intentions lead to the building of structures or machines. But many nat ural systems become structured by their own internal processes: these are the self organizing systems, and the emergence of order within them is a complex phe nomenon that intrigues scientists from all disciplines. Unfortunately, complexity is ill-defined. Global explanatory constructs, such as cybernetics or general sys tems theory, which were intended to cope with complexity, produced instead a grandiosity that has now, mercifully, run its course and died. Most of us have become wary of proposals for ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
684
Condition
New
Series
Life Science Monographs
Number of Pages
684
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781461282273
SKU
V9781461282273
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