Dynamics Of Complex Systems

by Yaneer Bar-yam

Overview

This book aims to develop models and modeling techniques that are useful when applied to all complex systems. It adopts both analytic tools and computer simulation. The book is intended for students and researchers with a variety of backgrounds.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367154974
Publisher:	CRC Press
Publication date:	12/17/2020
Pages:	864
Product dimensions:	6.25(w) x 9.25(h) x (d)

About the Author

Yaneer Bar-Yam is President and founder of the New England Complex Systems Institute and Associate in the department of molecular and cellular biology at Harvard University. He is the author of the textbook, Dynamics n Complex Systems .

Table of Contents

1. Introduction and Preliminaries 2. Neural Networks I: Subdivision and Hierarchy 3. Neural Networks II: Models of Mind 4. Protein Folding I: Size Scaling of Time 5. Protein Folding II: Kinetic Pathways 6. Life I: Evolution—Origin of Complex Organisms 7. Life II: Developmental Biology—Complex by Design 8. Human Civilization I: Defining Complexity 9. Human Civilization II: A Complex(ity) Transition