Foundations of Complex-system Theories: In Economics, Evolutionary Biology, and Statistical Physics
- ISBN-10
- 0521778263
- ISBN-13
- 9780521778268
- Category
- Business & Economics
- Pages
- 404
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1998
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Author
- Sunny Y. Auyang
Description
Analyzes approaches to the study of complexity in the physical, biological, and social sciences.
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