Introduction to the theory of complex systems / Stefan Thurner, Rudolf Hanel, and Peter Klimek.

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"This book is a comprehensive introduction to quantitative approaches to complex adaptive systems. Practically all areas of life on this planet are constantly confronted with complex systems, be it ecosystems, societies, traffic, financial markets, opinion formation and spreading, or the internet an...

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Main Authors: Thurner, Stefan, 1969- (Author)
Hanel, R. A. (Author)
Klimek, Peter, 1982- (Author)
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2018]
Subjects:
System theory.
Physical Description:xiv, 431 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Introduction to complex systems
  • Probability and random processes
  • Scaling
  • Networks
  • Evolutionary processes
  • Statistical mechanics and information theory for complex systems
  • The future of the science of complex systems?
  • Special functions and approximations.