Uncertainty and Surprise in Complex Systems
Subtitle: Questions on Working with the Unexpected (Understanding Complex Systems)
Contributors: Reuben R. Jr. McDaniel (Editor); Dean J. Driebe (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: April 29, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 200
ISBN-13: 9783540237730
Subjects: Applied mathematics; Differential Equations; Mathematics and Science; Science/Mathematics; Mathematics; Science; Applied; PHYSICS; Complex Systems; Science / Physics; Selforganization; Surprise in Complex Systems; Uncertainty in Complex Systems; Computational complexity
First sentence: Much of the traditional scientific and applied scientific work in the social and natural sciences has been built on the supposition that the unknowability of situations is the result of a lack of information.