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Formal Descriptions of Developing Systems

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  • © 2003

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Editors:
  1. James Nation

    1. Department of Mathematics, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, USA

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  2. Irina Trofimova

    1. Collective Intelligence Lab, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada

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  3. John D. Rand

    1. Department of Physiology, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, USA

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  4. William Sulis

    1. Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada

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Part of the book series: NATO Science Series II: Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry (NAII, volume 121)

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Table of contents (18 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Formal Descriptions of Developing Systems: An Overview

    1. Formal Descriptions of Developing Systems: An Overview

      • J. B. Nation
      Pages 1-7

  4. Biological Systems

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 59-59
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    2. Programmed Death Phenomena at Various Levels of Development of the Living Systems

      • Vladimir P. Skulachev
      Pages 61-86

    3. Development of Motor Control in Vertebrates

      • Jesse Stollberg
      Pages 87-98

    4. Dislocations in the Repetitive Unit Patterns of Biological Systems

      • Beata Zagórska-Marek, Danuta Wiss
      Pages 99-117

    5. The Description of Growth of Plant Organs: A Continuous Approach Based on the Growth Tensor

      • Jerzy Nakielski, Zygmunt Hejnowicz
      Pages 119-136

    6. Using Deterministic Chaos Theory for the Analysis of Sleep Eeg

      • John D. Rand, Hervé P. Collin, Linda E. Kapuniai, David H. Crowell, James Pearce
      Pages 137-149

  6. Modeling

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 229-229
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    2. Sociability, Diversity and Compatibility in Developing Systems: EVS Approach

      • Irina N. Trofimova
      Pages 231-248

    3. Tetrahymena and Ants-Simple Models of Complex Systems

      • Wendy A. M. Brandts
      Pages 249-267

    4. Embryogenesis as a Model of a Developing System

      • O. P. Melekhova
      Pages 269-276
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A cutting-edge survey of formal methods directed specifically at dealing with the deep mathematical problems engendered by the study of developing systems, in particular dealing with developing phase spaces, changing components, structures and functionalities, and the problem of emergence. Several papers deal with the modelling of particular experimental situations in population biology, economics and plant and muscle developments in addition to purely theoretical approaches. Novel approaches include differential inclusions and viability theory, growth tensors, archetypal dynamics, ensembles with variable structures, and complex system models. The papers represent the work of theoreticians and experimental biologists, psychologists and economists. The areas covered embrace complex systems, the development of artificial life, mathematics, computer science, biology and psychology.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Mathematics, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, USA

    James Nation

  • Collective Intelligence Lab, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada

    Irina Trofimova

  • Department of Physiology, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, USA

    John D. Rand

  • Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada

    William Sulis

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