Decision making [[electronic resource] ] : a psychophysics application of network science, Center for Nonlinear Science, University of North Texas, USA, 10-13 January 2010 / / editors, Paolo Grigolini, Bruce J. West

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910457515503321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Singapore ; ; Hackensack, N.J., : World Scientific, 2011
• ISBN: 1-283-43402-4; 9786613434029; 981-4365-82-3
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (207 p.)
• Collana: Studies of nonlinear phenomena in life science ; ; v. 15
• Altri autori (Persone): GrigoliniPaolo; WestBruce J
• Disciplina: 612.8
• Soggetti: Neural networks (Neurobiology); Chaotic behavior in systems; Complexity (Philosophy); Decision making - Physiological aspects; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Preface; CONTENTS; 1. Overview of ARO program on network science for human decision making B.J. West; 1. Introduction; 2. Background; 2.1. What we know about networks; 2.2. What we do not know about the linking of physical and human networks; 3. What We Have Been Doing; 3.1. Complexity theory and modeling without scales; 3.2. Information propagation in complex adaptive networks; 4. Preliminary Conclusions; References; 2. Viewing the extended mind hypothesis (Clark & Chambers) in terms of complex systems dynamics G. Werner; 1. Background; 2. On the Extended Mind Hypothesis; 3. Brain and World as ONE Complex Dynamical System4. Praxis Ahead of Theory; 5. Conclusion; References; 3. Uncertainty in psychophysics: Deriving a network of psychophysical equations K.H. Norwich; 1. Introduction; 2. Philosophical Underpinnings; 3. Mathematical Representation of the Psychophysical Law (Weber-Fechner and ; Stevens); 4. A Network of Equations Issuing from the Entropic Form of the Psychophysical Law; 4.1. The differential threshold ( DH from Fechner's conjecture) and Weber's fraction; 4.2. The hyperbolic law governing the magnitude of n ( DH from Miller's magical number); 4.3. Simple reaction time ( DH is the minimum quantity of information needed to react)5. Searching for Support within Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics; 5.1. Emergence of the Weber-Fechner law from thermodynamics; 6. Discussion; 6.1. Review; 6.2. Quantum Sufficiat; Acknowledgements; References; 4. The collective brain E. Tagliazucchi and D.R. Chialvo; 1. Introduction; 2. Emergent Complex Dynamics is always Critical; 3. The Collective Large-scale Brain Dynamics; 4. Neuronal Avalanching in Small Scale is Critical; 5. Psychophysics and Behavior; 6. An Evolutionary Perspective; 7. Noise or Critical Fluctuations? Equilibrium vs Non-equilibrium8. Outlook; Acknowledgements; References; 5. Acquiring long-range memory through adaptive avalanches S. Boettcher; 1. Introduction; 2. Motivation from Self-organized Criticality; 3. Spin Glass Ground States with Extremal Optimization; 4. EO Dynamics; 5. Annealed Optimization Model; 6. Evolution Equations for Local Search Heuristics; 6.1. Extremal optimization algorithm; 6.2. Update probabilities for extremal optimization; 6.3. Update probabilities for metropolis algorithms; 6.4. Evolution equations for a simple barrier model; 6.5. Jamming model for -EOReferences; 6. Random walk of complex networks: From infinitely slow to instantaneous transition to equilibrium N.W. Hollingshad, P. Grigolini and P. Allegrini; 1. Introduction; 2. Preliminary Remarks on the Size of a Complex Network; 3. On the Master Matrix A; 4. Transition to Equilibrium in Hierarchical Networks; 5. Return to the Origin in a Scale-free Network; 5.1. Ad hoc scale-free network; 5.2. Hierarchical network; 6. Conclusions; Acknowledgements; References; 7. Coherence and complexity M. Bologna, E. Geneston, P. Grigolini, M. Turalska and M. Lukovic; 1. Introduction
• Sommario/riassunto: This invaluable book captures the proceedings of a workshop that brought together a group of distinguished scientists from a variety of disciplines to discuss how networking influences decision making. The individual lectures interconnect psychological testing, the modeling of neuron networks and brain dynamics to the transport of information within and between complex networks. Of particular importance was the introduction of a new principle that governs how complex networks talk to one another - the Principle of Complexity Management (PCM). PCM establishes that the transfer of information fr

9th Congress on Electronic Structure: Principles and Applications (ESPA 2014) : A Conference Selection from Theoretical Chemistry Accounts / / edited by Manuel F. Ruiz-Lopez, Francisco J. Olivares del Valle

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910254055303321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Berlin, Heidelberg : , : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2016
• ISBN: 3-662-49221-0
• Edizione: [1st ed. 2016.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (229 p.)
• Collana: Highlights in theoretical chemistry ; ; volume 11
• Disciplina: 540
• Soggetti: Chemistry, Physical and theoretical; Atomic structure; Molecular structure; Theoretical and Computational Chemistry; Atomic/Molecular Structure and Spectra; Physical Chemistry
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Preface to the ESPA-2014 special issue; AMOEBA force field parameterization of the azabenzenes; 1 Introduction; 2 Computational details; 2.1 Quantum calculations; 2.2 Force field; 2.2.1 The AMOEBA formalism; 2.2.2 Details of AMOEBA calculations; 2.3 Parameterization; 2.4 Atomic multipoles; 3 Force field validation and refinement of vdW parameters; 3.1 Bonded interactions, force constants, and vibrational frequencies; 3.2 Molecular multipoles and electrostatic potential; 3.3 Intermolecular interactions; 4 Conclusions; 5 Supporting information; References; Triplet-singlet gap in structurally flexible organic diradicals1 Introduction; 2 Model systems; 2.1 Computational approach; 3 Results and discussion; 3.1 Local minima, isomers and enantiomers; 3.2 Triplet-singlet gaps; 4 Conclusions; References; Separating nuclear spin isomers using a pump-dump laser scheme; 1 Introduction; 2 Methods; 3 Results and discussion; 3.1 Pump process; 3.2 Dump process; 4 Conclusion; References; Spin delocalization in hydrogen ; chains described with the spin-partitioned total position-spread tensor; 1 Introduction; 2 General formalism: spin partition of TPS tensor; 3 Computational details4 Results and discussions; 4.1 Equally spaced hydrogen chains; 4.2 Dimerized chains; 4.2.1 Fixed-bond dimerized hydrogen chains; 4.2.2 Homothetic dimerized hydrogen chains; 4.3 Asymptotic behavior of the longitudinal position-spread tensors; 5 Conclusions; References; Invariant time-dependent exchange perturbation theory and its application to the particles collision problem; 1 Introduction; 2 Exchange perturbation theory (EPT), time-dependent perturbation; 3 Perturbation theory to the first order; 4 Perturbation theory to the second and higher orders; 5 S-scattering and T-matrix elements6 Collisions with exchange of electrons; 7 Scattering of proton by lithium atom with electron exchange; 8 Conclusions; Appendix 1; Appendix 2; Appendix 3; References; On the definition of molecular dynamic magnetizability; 1 Introduction; 2 Electromagnetic multipole moment operators and the interaction Hamiltonian; 3 Induced electric dipole moment; 4 Induced magnetic dipole moment; 5 Change of response properties and equivalence conditions in a translation of coordinates; 5.1 Magnitude of origin-shift vectors; 5.2 Translation of frequency-dependent response tensors6 Variation of frequency-dependent moments in acoordinate translation; 7 Orders of magnitude; 8 Concluding remarks; References; Toward (car)borane-based molecular magnets; 1 Introduction; 1.1 The theoretical models; 1.1.1 Two magnetic sites system; 1.1.2 Three magnetic sites systems; 1.1.3 Four magnetic sites system; 2 Results and discussion; 3 Concluding remarks; References; Theoretical analysis of vibrational modes in uranyl aquo chloro complexes; 1 Introduction; 2 Computational aspects; 3 Results and discussion; 4 Conclusions; References
• Sommario/riassunto: This volume collects research findings presented at the 9th Edition of the Electronic Structure: Principles and Applications (ESPA-2014) International Conference, held in Badajoz, Spain, on July 2–4, 2014. The contributions cover research work on theory, methods and foundations, materials science, structure and chemical reactivity as well as environmental effects and modelling. Originally published in the journal Theoretical Chemistry Accounts, these outstanding papers are now available in a hardcover print format, as well as a special electronic edition. This volume provides valuable content for all researchers in theoretical chemistry, and will especially benefit those research groups and libraries with limited access to the journal.