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Measures of complexity : proceedings of the conference held in Rome, September 30-October 2, 1987 /

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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, immun...

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Corporate Authors: SpringerLink (Online service), Cassa di risparmio di Roma, Università degli studi di Roma "La Sapienza.", International Conference on "Measures of Complexity"
Other Authors: Peliti, L. (Luca), 1948-, Vulpiani, A.
Format: Conference Proceeding eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin ; New York : Springer-Verlag, [1988]
Series:Lecture notes in physics ; 314.
Subjects:
System theory > Congresses.
Computational complexity > Congresses.
Systèmes, Théorie des > Congrès.
Complexité de calcul (Informatique) > Congrès.
Computational complexity.
System theory.
Komplexitätsma€.
Rom <1987>.
Electronic books.
Conference proceedings.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary: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.
Item Description:Proceedings of the International Conference on "Measures of Complexity"; sponsored by the University of Rome "La Sapienza" and the Cassa di risparmio di Roma and held at the Dipartimento di fisica dell'Università "La Sapienza" from Sept. 30-Oct. 2, 1987.
Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (iv, 150 pages) : illustrations.
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9783540459682 (electronic bk.)
3540459685 (electronic bk.)
ISSN:1616-6361 ;