Ebook: Unifying Themes in Complex Systems: New Research Volume IIIB Proceedings from the Third International Conference on Complex Systems
- Tags: Complexity, Applications of Mathematics
- Year: 2006
- Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
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In recent years, scientists have applied the principles of complex systems science to increasingly diverse fields. The results have been nothing short of remarkable: their novel approaches have provided answers to long-standing questions in biology, ecology, physics, engineering, computer science, economics, psychology and sociology.
The Third International Conference on Complex Systems attracted over 400 researchers from around the world. The conference aimed to encourage cross-fertilization between the many disciplines represented and to deepen our understanding of the properties common to all complex systems.
This volume contains over 35 papers selected from those presented at the conference on topics including: self-organization in biology, ecological systems, language, economic modeling, ecological systems, artificial life, robotics, and complexity and art.
ALI MINAI is an Affiliate of the New England Complex Systems Institute and an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Cincinnati.
YANEER BAR-YAM is the founding president of the New England Complex Systems Institute. He is the author of Dynamics of Complex Systems and Making Things Work: Solving Complex Problems in a Complex World.
About NECSI:
For over 10 y ears, The New England Complex Systems Institute (NECSI) has been instrumental in the development of complex systems science and its applications. NECSI conducts research, education, knowledge dissemination, and community development around the world for the promotion of the study of complex systems and its application for the betterment of society. NECSI hosts the International Conference on Complex Systems and publishes the NECSI Book Series in conjunction with Springer Publishers.
In recent years, scientists have applied the principles of complex systems science to increasingly diverse fields. The results have been nothing short of remarkable: their novel approaches have provided answers to long-standing questions in biology, ecology, physics, engineering, computer science, economics, psychology and sociology.
The Third International Conference on Complex Systems attracted over 400 researchers from around the world. The conference aimed to encourage cross-fertilization between the many disciplines represented and to deepen our understanding of the properties common to all complex systems.
This volume contains over 35 papers selected from those presented at the conference on topics including: self-organization in biology, ecological systems, language, economic modeling, ecological systems, artificial life, robotics, and complexity and art.
ALI MINAI is an Affiliate of the New England Complex Systems Institute and an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Cincinnati.
YANEER BAR-YAM is the founding president of the New England Complex Systems Institute. He is the author of Dynamics of Complex Systems and Making Things Work: Solving Complex Problems in a Complex World.
About NECSI:
For over 10 y ears, The New England Complex Systems Institute (NECSI) has been instrumental in the development of complex systems science and its applications. NECSI conducts research, education, knowledge dissemination, and community development around the world for the promotion of the study of complex systems and its application for the betterment of society. NECSI hosts the International Conference on Complex Systems and publishes the NECSI Book Series in conjunction with Springer Publishers.
In recent years, scientists have applied the principles of complex systems science to increasingly diverse fields. The results have been nothing short of remarkable: their novel approaches have provided answers to long-standing questions in biology, ecology, physics, engineering, computer science, economics, psychology and sociology.
The Third International Conference on Complex Systems attracted over 400 researchers from around the world. The conference aimed to encourage cross-fertilization between the many disciplines represented and to deepen our understanding of the properties common to all complex systems.
This volume contains over 35 papers selected from those presented at the conference on topics including: self-organization in biology, ecological systems, language, economic modeling, ecological systems, artificial life, robotics, and complexity and art.
ALI MINAI is an Affiliate of the New England Complex Systems Institute and an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Cincinnati.
YANEER BAR-YAM is the founding president of the New England Complex Systems Institute. He is the author of Dynamics of Complex Systems and Making Things Work: Solving Complex Problems in a Complex World.
About NECSI:
For over 10 y ears, The New England Complex Systems Institute (NECSI) has been instrumental in the development of complex systems science and its applications. NECSI conducts research, education, knowledge dissemination, and community development around the world for the promotion of the study of complex systems and its application for the betterment of society. NECSI hosts the International Conference on Complex Systems and publishes the NECSI Book Series in conjunction with Springer Publishers.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xxix
Complex Behavior of Simple Systems....Pages 3-11
Thresholds, Bifurcations and Mental Control: An Application of Nonlinear Dynamics to Psychotherapy....Pages 13-23
Study of Pattern Formation by Peafowl using LEM Multi-Agent Simulator....Pages 25-37
The Contribution Of Complexity Theory To The Study Of Socio-Technical Cooperative Systems....Pages 39-48
Complexity Theory of Art: Recent Investigations....Pages 49-56
Complexity, Emergence and Pathophysiology: Using Non-Adaptive Inflammatory Response....Pages 57-69
Self-Organization of Population Structure in Biological Systems....Pages 71-79
Spatial Periodicity in Mycelial Fungi Growth with Respect to Their Life Strategies....Pages 81-91
In Search of Scaling in Brain....Pages 93-101
Co-operation in the Brain in Higher Cognitive Functioning....Pages 103-110
A Complex System for the Visualization of Music....Pages 111-117
Plasma Experiments with Relevance for Complexity Science....Pages 119-127
Ball Lightning as a Self-Organized Complexity....Pages 129-137
Self-Organisation in Metabolic Pathways....Pages 139-145
Modelling Bacterial Hyperstructures with Cellular Automata....Pages 147-156
Environmental Complexity: Information For Human-Environment Well-Being....Pages 157-168
Use of an Object-Based Model to Represent Complex Features of Ecosystems....Pages 169-179
Complexity of Predictive Neural Networks....Pages 181-191
Locating Self-Organization at the Edge of Chaos....Pages 193-200
Strategic Planning Amidst Massive Uncertainty in Complex Adaptive Systems: the Case of Defense Planning....Pages 201-214
Formalizing the Gene Centered View of Evolution....Pages 215-222
The Structure of Instantaneous Phase Resetting in a Neural Oscillator....Pages 223-231
On Analysis of the Periodicity Attributes of the Photo-Plethysmograph Signal to Assess the Cardiovascular State....Pages 233-240
Pattern Formation by Autonomous Mobile Robots....Pages 241-248
Punctuated equilibrium, modularity, and A-Life....Pages 249-258
Agent-based Modeling of Disrupted Market Ecologies: A Strategic Tool to Think and Learn With....Pages 259-267
Considerations about universality in phase-ordering of binary liquids....Pages 269-277
Complexity and Simplicity in Ecosystems: The case of forest management....Pages 279-292
Cell State Dynamics and Tumorigenesis in Boolean Regulatory Networks....Pages 293-305
The role of spontaneous pattern formation in the creation and maintenance of biological diversity....Pages 307-314
Developing Understanding of Ecological-Economic Systems....Pages 315-324
Self-Healing Structures in Amorphous Computing....Pages 325-335
Phase Transitions in the Computational Complexity of “Elementary” Cellular Automata....Pages 337-348
Chaotic Dynamics of Tumor Growth and Regeneration....Pages 349-354
Language as a Model of Biocomplexity....Pages 355-366
Social Constraints and Cybernetic Explanations....Pages 367-376
Back Matter....Pages 377-377
In recent years, scientists have applied the principles of complex systems science to increasingly diverse fields. The results have been nothing short of remarkable: their novel approaches have provided answers to long-standing questions in biology, ecology, physics, engineering, computer science, economics, psychology and sociology.
The Third International Conference on Complex Systems attracted over 400 researchers from around the world. The conference aimed to encourage cross-fertilization between the many disciplines represented and to deepen our understanding of the properties common to all complex systems.
This volume contains over 35 papers selected from those presented at the conference on topics including: self-organization in biology, ecological systems, language, economic modeling, ecological systems, artificial life, robotics, and complexity and art.
ALI MINAI is an Affiliate of the New England Complex Systems Institute and an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Cincinnati.
YANEER BAR-YAM is the founding president of the New England Complex Systems Institute. He is the author of Dynamics of Complex Systems and Making Things Work: Solving Complex Problems in a Complex World.
About NECSI:
For over 10 y ears, The New England Complex Systems Institute (NECSI) has been instrumental in the development of complex systems science and its applications. NECSI conducts research, education, knowledge dissemination, and community development around the world for the promotion of the study of complex systems and its application for the betterment of society. NECSI hosts the International Conference on Complex Systems and publishes the NECSI Book Series in conjunction with Springer Publishers.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xxix
Complex Behavior of Simple Systems....Pages 3-11
Thresholds, Bifurcations and Mental Control: An Application of Nonlinear Dynamics to Psychotherapy....Pages 13-23
Study of Pattern Formation by Peafowl using LEM Multi-Agent Simulator....Pages 25-37
The Contribution Of Complexity Theory To The Study Of Socio-Technical Cooperative Systems....Pages 39-48
Complexity Theory of Art: Recent Investigations....Pages 49-56
Complexity, Emergence and Pathophysiology: Using Non-Adaptive Inflammatory Response....Pages 57-69
Self-Organization of Population Structure in Biological Systems....Pages 71-79
Spatial Periodicity in Mycelial Fungi Growth with Respect to Their Life Strategies....Pages 81-91
In Search of Scaling in Brain....Pages 93-101
Co-operation in the Brain in Higher Cognitive Functioning....Pages 103-110
A Complex System for the Visualization of Music....Pages 111-117
Plasma Experiments with Relevance for Complexity Science....Pages 119-127
Ball Lightning as a Self-Organized Complexity....Pages 129-137
Self-Organisation in Metabolic Pathways....Pages 139-145
Modelling Bacterial Hyperstructures with Cellular Automata....Pages 147-156
Environmental Complexity: Information For Human-Environment Well-Being....Pages 157-168
Use of an Object-Based Model to Represent Complex Features of Ecosystems....Pages 169-179
Complexity of Predictive Neural Networks....Pages 181-191
Locating Self-Organization at the Edge of Chaos....Pages 193-200
Strategic Planning Amidst Massive Uncertainty in Complex Adaptive Systems: the Case of Defense Planning....Pages 201-214
Formalizing the Gene Centered View of Evolution....Pages 215-222
The Structure of Instantaneous Phase Resetting in a Neural Oscillator....Pages 223-231
On Analysis of the Periodicity Attributes of the Photo-Plethysmograph Signal to Assess the Cardiovascular State....Pages 233-240
Pattern Formation by Autonomous Mobile Robots....Pages 241-248
Punctuated equilibrium, modularity, and A-Life....Pages 249-258
Agent-based Modeling of Disrupted Market Ecologies: A Strategic Tool to Think and Learn With....Pages 259-267
Considerations about universality in phase-ordering of binary liquids....Pages 269-277
Complexity and Simplicity in Ecosystems: The case of forest management....Pages 279-292
Cell State Dynamics and Tumorigenesis in Boolean Regulatory Networks....Pages 293-305
The role of spontaneous pattern formation in the creation and maintenance of biological diversity....Pages 307-314
Developing Understanding of Ecological-Economic Systems....Pages 315-324
Self-Healing Structures in Amorphous Computing....Pages 325-335
Phase Transitions in the Computational Complexity of “Elementary” Cellular Automata....Pages 337-348
Chaotic Dynamics of Tumor Growth and Regeneration....Pages 349-354
Language as a Model of Biocomplexity....Pages 355-366
Social Constraints and Cybernetic Explanations....Pages 367-376
Back Matter....Pages 377-377
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