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Record Nr.

UNISA996466811303316

Titolo

Complex Systems and Binary Networks [[electronic resource] ] : Guanajuato Lectures, Held at Guanajuato, México, 16 – 22 January 1995 / / edited by Ramon Lopez-Pena, Riccardo Capovilla, Ricardo Garcia-Pelayo, Henri Waelbroeck, Federico Zertuche

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin, Heidelberg : , : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : , : Imprint : Springer, , 1995

ISBN

3-540-44937-X

Edizione

[1st ed. 1995.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (IX, 228 p. 6 illus.)

Collana

Lecture Notes in Physics, , 0075-8450 ; ; 461

Classificazione

MATH 420

Disciplina

530/.01/1

Soggetti

Thermodynamics

Statistical physics

Dynamical systems

Biophysics

Biological physics

Observations, Astronomical

Astronomy—Observations

Astrophysics

Geophysics

Complex Systems

Biological and Medical Physics, Biophysics

Astronomy, Observations and Techniques

Astrophysics and Astroparticles

Geophysics/Geodesy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di contenuto

Randomness & complexity in pure mathematics -- The berry paradox -- Knots and complex systems -- Towards a theory of landscapes -- Coarsening phenomena in one dimension -- Cosmology as a problem in critical phenomena.

Sommario/riassunto

The five contributions describe some key mathematical concepts involved in the study of complex systems and non-perturbative



problems. The selection of topics is intended to cross-fertilize the various fields where complex systems theory has made an impact. The book presents specific and detailed results meant for a wide audience of researchers and students. It begins with those contributions which help to set up a general theoretical framework and ends with selected applications to the particular areas of biophysics, statistical physics, astrophysics and cosmology. It also includes an extensive bibliography. This pedagogically written text can be used as an introduction to the fundamental ideas behind complex systems theory.