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Why We Live in Hierarchies? : A Quantitative Treatise / / by Anna Zafeiris, Tamás Vicsek



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Autore: Zafeiris Anna Visualizza persona
Titolo: Why We Live in Hierarchies? : A Quantitative Treatise / / by Anna Zafeiris, Tamás Vicsek Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2018
Edizione: 1st ed. 2018.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (XIV, 110 p. 42 illus., 39 illus. in color.)
Disciplina: 621
Soggetto topico: Physics
System theory
Computational complexity
Statistical physics
Science—Social aspects
Applications of Graph Theory and Complex Networks
Complex Systems
Complexity
Statistical Physics and Dynamical Systems
Societal Aspects of Physics, Outreach and Education
Persona (resp. second.): VicsekTamás
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: Introduction -- General considerations -- Motivation -- Hierarchical structures in space and in networks -- Definitions and Basic Concepts -- Describing hierarchical structures -- Visualization techniques -- Observations and measurements -- Animal groups -- Hierarchy in Humans -- Experiments on the emergence and function -- The Liskaland camp experiment -- Picturask -- Modelling emergence and control -- Emergence of hierarchy in model systems -- The complex efficiency landscape of hierarchical organizations -- Controlling hierarchical networks -- Conclusions -- General features of hierarchical structures -- Origins of flow hierarchy -- Emergence of hierarchy.
Sommario/riassunto: This book systematically interprets and documents new, unifying principles and basic laws describing the most relevant aspects of hierarchy. To do so, it discusses recent experiments and models that are simple and realistic enough to reproduce the observations, and develops concepts for a better understanding of the complexity of systems consisting of many organisms. The book covers systems ranging from flocks of birds to groups of people.   Although it focuses on hierarchical collective behavior in general, two aspects pop up in the majority of cases: collective motion and dynamically changing, partially directed networks (and the natural relation between the two). In addition, it offers a brief description of the most relevant definitions and concepts involved in the context of hierarchies, presenting both a review of the current literature and a number of new experimental and computational results in more detail. It is a valuable resource for students and scholars pursuing research on the structure of interactions within the collectives of animals and humans.
Titolo autorizzato: Why We Live in Hierarchies  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 3-319-70483-4
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910300533303321
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Serie: Understanding Complex Systems, . 2191-5326