Introduction to the theory of complex systems [electronic resource] / 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.
Online Access:
EBSCO eBooks: 2018 (EBSCO)
eBook Academic Collection (EBSCOhost) – North America: 2018 (EBSCO)
Format: Electronic eBook
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.