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- Approaches the topic of boundaries in parallel with complex systems science, and socioeconomic theories
- Presents a coherent view of the common features of the boundary in the arts and sciences
- Introduces mathematical approaches gradually where needed, and exemplified as intuitively as possible
Part of the book series: Springer Series in Synergetics (SSSYN)
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Arts and Nonlinear Systems: ‘Nonlineart’
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Mathematical Language
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Applications
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Back Matter
About this book
The 2nd edition of this book provides novel topics and studyies in boundaries of networks and Big Data Systems.The central theme of this book is the extent to which the structure of the free dynamical boundaries of a system controls the evolution of the system as a whole. Applying three orthogonal types of thinking - mathematical, constructivist and morphological, it illustrates these concepts using applications to selected problems from the social and life sciences, as well as economics.
In a broader context, it introduces and reviews some modern mathematical approaches to the science of complex systems. Standard modeling approaches (based on non-linear differential equations, dynamic systems, graph theory, cellular automata, stochastic processes, or information theory) are suitable for studying local problems. However they cannot simultaneously take into account all the different facets and phenomena of a complex system, and new approaches are required to solve the challenging problem of correlations between phenomena at different levels and hierarchies, their self-organization and memory-evolutive aspects, the growth of additional structures and are ultimately required to explain why and how such complex systems can display both robustness and flexibility.
This graduate-level text addresses a broader interdisciplinary audience, keeping the mathematical level essentially uniform throughout the book, and involving only basic elements from calculus, algebra, geometry and systems theory.
Authors and Affiliations
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Department of Mathematics, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, USA
Andrei Ludu
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Boundaries of a Complex World
Authors: Andrei Ludu
Series Title: Springer Series in Synergetics
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-07361-8
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-07360-1Published: 25 September 2022
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-07363-2Published: 26 September 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-07361-8Published: 24 September 2022
Series ISSN: 0172-7389
Series E-ISSN: 2198-333X
Edition Number: 2
Number of Pages: XVIII, 363
Number of Illustrations: 45 b/w illustrations, 113 illustrations in colour
Topics: Complex Systems, Complexity, Mathematical Physics