The engine of complexity : evolution as computation /

The concepts of evolution and complexity theory have become part of the intellectual ether permeating the life sciences, the social and behavioral sciences, and more recently, management science and economics. In this new title, John Mayfield elegantly synthesizes core concepts from across disciplin...

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Main Author:	Mayfield, John E.
Corporate Author:	Ebook Library
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Columbia University Press, [2013]
Subjects:	Biology > Mathematical models. Evolution (Biology) > Mathematical models. Biological control systems > Mathematical models. Computational complexity. NATURE / Reference. SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biology. SCIENCE / Life Sciences / General. Electronic books.
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Summary:	The concepts of evolution and complexity theory have become part of the intellectual ether permeating the life sciences, the social and behavioral sciences, and more recently, management science and economics. In this new title, John Mayfield elegantly synthesizes core concepts from across disciplines to offer a new approach to understanding how evolution works and how complex organisms, structures, organizations, and social orders can and do arise based on information theory and computational science.This is a big picture book intended for the intellectually adventuresome.
Item Description:	Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (417 pages)
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780231535281 (electronic bk.) 0231535287 (electronic bk.)