عنوان

Complex systems /

(Number (ISBN

9780511758744 (ebook)

Erroneous ISBN

9780521043717 (paperback)

Erroneous ISBN

9780521462457 (hardback)

Number

b504195

Title Proper

Complex systems /

General Material Designation

[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

edited by Terry R.J. Bossomaier and David G. Green.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Cambridge :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Cambridge University Press,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2000.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

1 online resource (v, 413 pages) :

Other Physical Details

digital, PDF file(s)

Text of Note

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015)

Text of Note

This book, first published in 2000, explores the exciting field of complexity. It features in-depth coverage of important theoretical areas, including fractals, chaos, non-linear dynamics, artificial life and self-organization. It also provides overviews of complexity in several applied areas, including parallel computation, control systems, neural systems and ecosystems. Some of the properties that best characterize complex systems, including algorithmic richness, non-linearity and abundant interactions between components are examined. In this way the book draws out themes, especially the ideas of connectivity and natural computation, that reveal deep, underlying similarities between phenomena that have formerly been treated as completely distinct. The idea of natural computation is particularly rich in fresh approaches applicable to both biology and computing. Analogies such as the DNA code as life's underlying program, or organisms as automata, are very compelling. Conversely, biologically inspired ideas such as cellular automata, genetic algorithms and neural networks are at the forefront of advanced computing.

Artificial intelligence.

Chaotic behavior in systems.

Computational complexity.

Fractals.

Class number

Book number

Bossomaier, Terry R. J., (Terry Richard John)

Green, David G., (David Geoffrey),1949-

Date of Transaction

20151005020622.0

Cataloguing Rules (Descriptive Conventions))

rda

Electronic name

[Book]

Y