Measures of Complexity
Proceedings of the Conference, Held in Rome September 30-October 2, 1987
Published on 12. October 1988
Book
Hardback
VII, 151 pages
978-3-540-50316-3 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Heidelberg
Germany
Publishing group
Springer Berlin
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
biography
Dimensions
Height: 250 mm
Weight
395 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-540-50316-3 (9783540503163)
DOI
10.1007/3-540-50316-1
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Luca Peliti | Angelo Vulpiani
Measures of Complexity
Proceedings of the Conference, Held in Rome September 30-October 2, 1987
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Content
Complexity and forecasting in dynamical systems.- On Complexity.- Boolean networks which learn to compute.- A dynamical learning process for the recognition of correlated patterns in symmetric spin glass models.- Neural networks that learn temporal sequences.- Hierarchical diffusion.- Random walks, random surfaces, and complexity.- Complexity in large technological systems.- An introduction to the theory of computational complexity.- Measures of biologically meaningful complexity.- Complex systems, organization and networks of automata.- Complexity in ecological systems.