Editorial: Complexity and Self-Organization

Complexity and Self-organization

this article introduces some of the main concepts and methods of the science studying complex, self-organizing systems and networks, in a non-technical manner. Complexity cannot be strictly defined, only situated in between order and disorder. A complex system is typically modeled as a collection of interacting agents, representing components as diverse as people, cells or molecules. Because of...

Editorial: Self-Organization in the Nervous System

Exclusionary Decision Making in Tehran Metropolitan Region- Complexity, Self organization and Power of Action

Viewing urban areas as webs of complex, interwoven networks, this article aims to analyze the decision-making process and its outcomes in Tehran metropolitan region. To do so, first the theoretical basis of complexity in urban life and its implications for planning have been reviewed. Using the main notion of power of action i.e. agency, and through creating the network of actors and their rela...

Complexity and self-organization in Turing

1 Introduction: " converting chemical information into a geometrical form "

Emergence, Complexity, and Self-Organization: PRECURSORS AND PROTOTYPES

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