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Record Nr.

UNISA996466811203316

Titolo

Measures of Complexity [[electronic resource] ] : Proceedings of the Conference, Held in Rome September 30–October 2, 1987 / / edited by Luca Peliti, Angelo Vulpiani

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin, Heidelberg : , : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : , : Imprint : Springer, , 1988

ISBN

3-540-45968-5

Edizione

[1st ed. 1988.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (VII, 151 p.)

Collana

Lecture Notes in Physics, , 0075-8450 ; ; 314

Disciplina

530.1

Soggetti

Mathematical physics

Biophysics

Biological physics

Theoretical, Mathematical and Computational Physics

Biological and Medical Physics, Biophysics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di contenuto

Complexity and forecasting in dynamical systems -- On Complexity -- Boolean networks which learn to compute -- A dynamical learning process for the recognition of correlated patterns in symmetric spin glass models -- Neural networks that learn temporal sequences -- Hierarchical diffusion -- Random walks, random surfaces, and complexity -- Complexity in large technological systems -- An introduction to the theory of computational complexity -- Measures of biologically meaningful complexity -- Complex systems, organization and networks of automata -- Complexity in ecological systems.

Sommario/riassunto

Complexity is a puzzling and important concept in contemporary research in many disciplines. This book addresses the problem of defining complexity by carefully analysing in what sense complexity means measure in such areas as the theory of dynamical systems, condensed matter physics, ecology, immunology and the theory of neural networks. The information content of complexity is studied and similarities and differences in the various concepts of complexity are highlighted, sometimes provocatively. The book could open the way to



finding a paradigm of complexity, and should become a standard reference for a wide audience of researchers in the physical and biological sciences.