Boundaries of a Complex World

• Main Author: Ludu, Andrei (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2016.
• Series: Springer Series in Synergetics,
• Subjects: Physics.; Physical geography.; Systems biology.; Ecology.; System theory.; Statistical physics.; Complexity, Computational.; Nonlinear Dynamics.; Complex Systems.; Complexity.; Systems Biology.; Theoretical Ecology/Statistics.; Earth System Sciences.

The central theme of this book is the extent to which the structure of the free dynamical boundaries of a system controls the evolution of the system as a whole. Applying three orthogonal types of thinking - mathematical, constructivist and morphological, it illustrates these concepts using applicat...