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Complex Systems — Operational Approaches in Neurobiology, Physics, and Computers

Proceedings of the International Symposium on Synergetics at Schloß Elmau, Bavaria, May 6–11, 1985

  • Conference proceedings
  • © 1985

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Editors:
  1. Hermann Haken

    1. Institut für Theoretische Physik, Universität Stuttgart, Stuttgart 80, Fed. Rep. of Germany

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Part of the book series: Springer Series in Synergetics (SSSYN, volume 31)

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Table of contents (27 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-X
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  2. Operational Approaches to Complex Systems. An Introduction

    1. Operational Approaches to Complex Systems. An Introduction

      • H. Haken
      Pages 1-13

  6. Computers and Computing

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 193-193
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    2. Parallel Processes and Parallel Algorithms

      • F. Hossfeld
      Pages 194-211

    3. Massively Parallel Multi-Computer Hardware=Software Structures for Learning

      • L. Uhr
      Pages 212-224
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About this book

A great deal of the success of science has rested on its specific methods. One of which has been to start with the study of simple phenomena such as that of falling bodies, or to decompose systems into parts with well-defined properties simpler than those of the total system. In our time there is a growing awareness that in many cases of great practical or scientific interest, such as economics or the hu­ man brain, we have to deal with truly complex systems which cannot be decomposed into their parts without losing crucial properties of the total system. In addi­ tion, complex systems have many facets and can be looked at from many points of view. Whenever a complicated problem arises, some scientists or other people are ready to invent lots of beautiful words, or to quote Goethe "denn immer wo Begriffe feh­ len, dort stellt ein Wort zur rechten Zeit sich ein" ("whenever concepts are lack­ king, a word appears at the right time"). Quite often such a procedure gives not only the layman but also scientists working in fields different from that of the in­ ventor of these new words the impression that this problem has been solved, and I am occasionally shocked to see how influential this kind of "linguistics" has become.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Institut für Theoretische Physik, Universität Stuttgart, Stuttgart 80, Fed. Rep. of Germany

    Hermann Haken

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Complex Systems — Operational Approaches in Neurobiology, Physics, and Computers

  • Book Subtitle: Proceedings of the International Symposium on Synergetics at Schloß Elmau, Bavaria, May 6–11, 1985

  • Editors: Hermann Haken

  • Series Title: Springer Series in Synergetics

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-70795-7

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1985

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-70797-1Published: 27 December 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-70795-7Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0172-7389

  • Series E-ISSN: 2198-333X

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 365

  • Number of Illustrations: 13 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Complex Systems, Neurobiology, Theoretical, Mathematical and Computational Physics

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