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Unifying Themes in Complex Systems

Vol VI: Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Complex Systems

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Table of contents (77 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxiv
  2. Methods

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Deep and Broad are the Laws of Emergence?

      • Susan Sgorbati, Bruce Weber
      Pages 11-18
    3. On an irreducible theory of complex systems

      • Victor Korotkikh, Galina Korotkikh
      Pages 19-26
    4. Measuring and Tracking Complexity in Science

      • Jacek Marczyk, Balachandra Deshpande
      Pages 27-33
    5. Data-Driven Modeling of Complex Systems

      • Val K. Bykovsky
      Pages 34-41
    6. Modelling Complex Systems by Integration of Agent-Based and Dynamical Systems Models

      • Tibor Bosse, Alexei Sharpanskykh, Jan Treur
      Pages 42-49
    7. Dual phase evolution — a mechanism for self-organization in complex systems

      • David G. Green, Tania G. Leishman, Suzanne Sadedin
      Pages 58-65
    8. A new measure of heterogeneity of complex networks based on degree sequence

      • Jun Wu, Yue-Jin Tan, Hong-Zhong Deng, Da-Zhi Zhu
      Pages 66-73
    9. Are technological and social networks really different?

      • Daniel E. Whitney, David Alderson
      Pages 74-81
    10. Estimating the dynamics of kernel-based evolving networks

      • Gábor Csárdi, Katherine Strandburg, László Zalányi, Jan Tobochnik, Péter érdi
      Pages 90-97
    11. Consensus Problems on Small World Graphs: A Structural Study

      • Pedram Hovareshti, John S. Baras
      Pages 98-105
    12. Complex Knowledge Networks and Invention Collaboration

      • Thomas F. Brantle, M. Hosein Fallah
      Pages 106-113
    13. Complexity, Competitive Intelligence and the “First Mover” Advantage

      • Philip Vos Fellman, Jonathan Vos Post
      Pages 114-121
    14. Adaptive capacity of geographical clusters: Complexity science and network theory approach

      • Vito Albino, Nunzia Carbonara, Ilaria Giannoccaro
      Pages 130-137
    15. Corporate Strategy an Evolutionary Review

      • Philip V. Fellman
      Pages 138-145

About this book

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. "Unifying Themes in Complex Systems" is a well established series of carefully edited conference proceedings that serve the purpose of documenting and archiving the progress of cross-fertilization in this field.

About NECSI: For over 10 years, 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.

Reviews

From the reviews:

“This is a useful volume. … Each of the chapters is a summary of one of the presentations given from June 25 through June 30, 2006 at the Sixth International Conference on Complex Systems … . The chapters are short (six to eight pages) and highly condensed … . this volume offers such a wide range of concepts, methods, and applications, anyone involved in the sciences of complexity will find many of these chapters stimulating.” (John Bragin, Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation, February, 2011)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Computer Science, Univeristy of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, USA

    Ali Minai

  • New England Complex Systems Institute, Cambridge, USA

    Dan Braha, Yaneer Bar-Yam

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eBook USD 129.00
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