Ebook: Abstract Systems Theory

This book reports on the new results in Abstract Systems Theory (AST). It shows the progress made so far in the effort launched in 1960 to develop a mathematical theory of systems based on the "top-down"-formalization-approach. The volume can be used as a supplementary reading in courses in systems theory and engineering. The material is organized in such a way that portions of the book relevant for the supplementary reading in different courses can be used independently from the rest of the text.

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This book reports on the new results in Abstract Systems Theory (AST). It shows the progress made so far in the effort launched in 1960 to develop a mathematical theory of systems based on the "top-down"-formalization-approach. The volume can be used as a supplementary reading in courses in systems theory and engineering. The material is organized in such a way that portions of the book relevant for the supplementary reading in different courses can be used independently from the rest of the text.

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This book reports on the new results in Abstract Systems Theory (AST). It shows the progress made so far in the effort launched in 1960 to develop a mathematical theory of systems based on the "top-down"-formalization-approach. The volume can be used as a supplementary reading in courses in systems theory and engineering. The material is organized in such a way that portions of the book relevant for the supplementary reading in different courses can be used independently from the rest of the text.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages -
Introduction....Pages 1-11
Basic systems concepts via formalization....Pages 12-43
Basic attributes....Pages 44-138
Structured terminal systems—Characterization....Pages 139-181
Basic properties of abstract time systems....Pages 182-255
Goal-seeking system....Pages 256-329
Complex systems....Pages 330-414
Back Matter....Pages -

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This book reports on the new results in Abstract Systems Theory (AST). It shows the progress made so far in the effort launched in 1960 to develop a mathematical theory of systems based on the "top-down"-formalization-approach. The volume can be used as a supplementary reading in courses in systems theory and engineering. The material is organized in such a way that portions of the book relevant for the supplementary reading in different courses can be used independently from the rest of the text.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages -
Introduction....Pages 1-11
Basic systems concepts via formalization....Pages 12-43
Basic attributes....Pages 44-138
Structured terminal systems—Characterization....Pages 139-181
Basic properties of abstract time systems....Pages 182-255
Goal-seeking system....Pages 256-329
Complex systems....Pages 330-414
Back Matter....Pages -
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