Foundations of complex-system theories : in economics, evolutionary biology, and statistical physics
Sunny Y. Auyang (Author)
Analyzes, for the first time, the key concepts and general methods used in studying complexity in statistical physics, evolutionary biology, and economics. It highlights the features common to each area, and describes how we understand and deal with complexity.
Print Book, English, 1998
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge (GB), 1998
XII-404 p. : illustrations ; 26 cm
9780521621670, 9780521778268, 0521621674, 0521778263
468411996
1. Introduction; Part I. Equilibrium: 2. Theories of composite systems; 3. Individuals: systems and constituents; 4. Situated individuals and the situation; 5. Interacting individuals and collective phenomena; 6. Macro individuals and emergent properties; Part II. Dynamics: 7. The temporality of dynamical systems; 8. The complexity of deterministic dynamics; 9. Stochastic processes; 10. Directionality, history, expectation; 11. Epilogue.
Bibliogr. p. [379]-389. Index