Complex Physical, Biophysical and Econophysical Systems - Proceedings of the 22nd Canberra International Physics Summer School (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9789814277310)

This book arose from a conference organized under the auspices of the Australian Research Council's Complex Open Systems Research Network (which has become the most prominent for complex systems in the world -- just Google "complex systems network"), the ANU Centre for Complex Systems, and the Asia-Pacific Center for Theoretical Physics. The book is unique in the scope of its coverage of applications of complex systems science: Extraterrestrial -- astrophysical, solar and space plasmas; Earth System -- climate, ecosystems; Human systems -- brain dynamics, social networks, financial statistics, advanced technologies.It also presents up-to-date discussions of new theoretical approaches, in particular those based on entropy and entropy production maximization, a field still under development but with much promise for providing a much-needed unifying principle for complex systems science.The authors are at the forefront of their fields, and organized their chapters to effectively bring out common features of complex systems. A comprehensive and common lexicon of keywords has been used to unify indexing, thus making the book an invaluable introduction to anyone seeking an overview of complex systems science.

Author: Robert L. Dewar
ISBN-10: 9814277312
ISBN-13: 9789814277310
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
Language: English
Published: 03/09/2010
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.55lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.10w x 1.00d