1st Edition

Dynamics Of Complex Systems

By Yaneer Bar-yam Copyright 1999
    864 Pages
    by CRC Press

    864 Pages
    by CRC Press

    This book aims to develop models and modeling techniques that are useful when applied to all complex systems. It adopts both analytic tools and computer simulation. The book is intended for students and researchers with a variety of backgrounds.

    1. Introduction and Preliminaries 2. Neural Networks I: Subdivision and Hierarchy 3. Neural Networks II: Models of Mind 4. Protein Folding I: Size Scaling of Time 5. Protein Folding II: Kinetic Pathways 6. Life I: Evolution—Origin of Complex Organisms 7. Life II: Developmental Biology—Complex by Design 8. Human Civilization I: Defining Complexity 9. Human Civilization II: A Complex(ity) Transition