Complex systems in the social and behavioral sciences theory, method and application

"Complexity Systems in the Social and Behavioral Sciences provides a sophisticated yet accessible account of complexity science or complex systems research. Phenomena in the behavioral, social and hard sciences all exhibit certain important similarities consistent with complex systems. These in...

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Weitere Verfasser: Elliott, Euel W. (HerausgeberIn), Kiel, L. Douglas (HerausgeberIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: Ann Arbor University of Michigan Press 2021
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Zusammenfassung:"Complexity Systems in the Social and Behavioral Sciences provides a sophisticated yet accessible account of complexity science or complex systems research. Phenomena in the behavioral, social and hard sciences all exhibit certain important similarities consistent with complex systems. These include the concept of emergence, sensitivity to initial conditions, and interactions between agents in a system that yield unanticipated, nonlinear outcomes. The authors range from the implications for artificial intelligence and computing to questions about how to model complex systems through agent-based modeling, to complex phenomena exhibited in international relations, and in organizational behavior. This volume will be an invaluable addition for both the general reader and the specialist, and offer new insights into this fascinating area of research"--
Beschreibung:xii, 438 Seiten
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23 cm
ISBN:9780472054886
978-0-472-05488-6
9780472074884