Dynamics of complex systems
By: Yaneer Bar-Yam.
Series: Studies in nonlinearity
Publisher: Addison-Wesley
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Reading, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 848
Subjects: Biomathematics; System theory
Description: Dynamics of Complex Systems is the first text describing the modern unified study of complex systems. It is designed for upper-undergraduate/beginning graduate-level students, and covers a broad range of applications in a broad array of disciplines. A central goal of this text is to develop models and modeling techniques that are useful when applied to all complex systems. This is done by adopting both analytic tools, including statistical mechanics and stochastic dynamics, and computer simulation techniques, such as cellular automata and Monte Carlo. In four sets of paired, self-contained chapters, Yaneer Bar-Yam discusses complex systems in the context of neural networks, protein folding, living organisms, and finally, human civilization itself.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 827-837) and index.
"The advanced book program."