Princeton Studies in Complexity – serie
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19 produkter
Historical Dynamics
Why States Rise and Fall
Häftad, 2018
471 kr
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Many historical processes are dynamic. Populations grow and decline. Empires expand and collapse. Religions spread and wither. Natural scientists have made great strides in understanding dynamical processes in the physical and biological worlds using a synthetic approach that combines mathematical …
Perfect Order
Recognizing Complexity in Bali
Häftad, 2012
534 kr
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Along rivers in Bali, small groups of farmers meet regularly in water temples to manage their irrigation systems. They have done so for a thousand years. Over the centuries, water temple networks have expanded to manage the ecology of rice terraces at the scale of whole watersheds. Although each …
Complexity of Cooperation
Agent-Based Models of Competition and Collaboration
Häftad, 1997
499 kr
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Robert Axelrod is widely known for his groundbreaking work in game theory and complexity theory. He is a leader in applying computer modeling to social science problems. His book The Evolution of Cooperation has been hailed as a seminal contribution and has been translated into eight languages …
Historical Dynamics
Why States Rise and Fall
Inbunden, 2003
1553 kr
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Many historical processes are dynamic. Populations grow and decline. Empires expand and collapse. Religions spread and wither. Natural scientists have made great strides in understanding dynamical processes in the physical and biological worlds using a synthetic approach that combines mathematical …
Emergent Actors in World Politics
How States and Nations Develop and Dissolve
Häftad, 1997
931 kr
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The disappearance and formation of states and nations after the end of the Cold War have proved puzzling to both theorists and policymakers. Lars-Erik Cederman argues that this lack of conceptual preparation stems from two tendencies in conventional theorizing. First, the dominant focus on cohesive …
Barriers and Bounds to Rationality
Essays on Economic Complexity and Dynamics in Interactive Systems
Av Peter S. Albin, Duncan K. Foley
Inbunden, 1998
3157 kr
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Peter Albin is known for his seminal work in applying the concepts of adaptive dynamical systems, first developed by biologists and physicists, to the study of economic systems. This book is a collection of his pathbreaking articles on the application of cellular automata and complexity theory to …
Structure and Dynamics of Networks
Av Mark Newman, Albert-László Barabási m. fl.
Häftad, 2006
1777 kr
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From the Internet to networks of friendship, disease transmission, and even terrorism, the concept--and the reality--of networks has come to pervade modern society. But what exactly is a network? What different types of networks are there? Why are they interesting, and what can they tell us? In …
Self-Organization in Biological Systems
Av Scott Camazine, Jean-Louis Deneubourg m. fl.
Häftad, 2003
889 kr
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The synchronized flashing of fireflies at night. The spiraling patterns of an aggregating slime mold. The anastomosing network of army-ant trails. The coordinated movements of a school of fish. Researchers are finding in such patterns--phenomena that have fascinated naturalists for centuries--a …
Small Worlds
The Dynamics of Networks between Order and Randomness
Häftad, 2003
473 kr
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Everyone knows the small-world phenomenon: soon after meeting a stranger, we are surprised to discover that we have a mutual friend, or we are connected through a short chain of acquaintances. In his book, Duncan Watts uses this intriguing phenomenon--colloquially called "six degrees of …
Critical Transitions in Nature and Society
Häftad, 2009
660 kr
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How do we explain the remarkably abrupt changes that sometimes occur in nature and society--and can we predict why and when they happen? This book offers a comprehensive introduction to critical transitions in complex systems--the radical changes that happen at tipping points when thresholds are …
Complex Adaptive Systems
An Introduction to Computational Models of Social Life
Häftad, 2007
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431 kr
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This book provides the first clear, comprehensive, and accessible account of complex adaptive social systems, by two of the field's leading authorities. Such systems--whether political parties, stock markets, or ant colonies--present some of the most intriguing theoretical and practical challenges …
Robustness and Evolvability in Living Systems
Häftad, 2007
1298 kr
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All living things are remarkably complex, yet their DNA is unstable, undergoing countless random mutations over generations. Despite this instability, most animals do not grow two heads or die, plants continue to thrive, and bacteria continue to divide. Robustness and Evolvability in Living Systems …
Agent_Zero
Toward Neurocognitive Foundations for Generative Social Science
Inbunden, 2014
601 kr
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The Final Volume of the Groundbreaking Trilogy on Agent-Based Modeling In this pioneering synthesis, Joshua Epstein introduces a new theoretical entity: Agent_Zero. This software individual, or "agent," is endowed with distinct emotional/affective, cognitive/deliberative, and social modules. …
Dynamics of Risk
Changing Technologies and Collective Action in Seismic Events
Inbunden, 2019
1025 kr
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Earthquakes are a huge global threat. In thirty-six countries, severe seismic risks threaten populations and their increasingly interdependent systems of transportation, communication, energy, and finance. In this important book, Louise Comfort provides an unprecedented examination of how twelve …
Dynamics of Risk
Changing Technologies and Collective Action in Seismic Events
Häftad, 2019
414 kr
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Earthquakes are a huge global threat. In thirty-six countries, severe seismic risks threaten populations and their increasingly interdependent systems of transportation, communication, energy, and finance. In this important book, Louise Comfort provides an unprecedented examination of how twelve …
Islands of Order
A Guide to Complexity Modeling for the Social Sciences
Av J. Stephen Lansing, Murray P. Cox
Inbunden, 2019
1420 kr
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Two pioneering anthropologists reveal how complexity science can help us better understand how societies change over timeOver the past two decades, anthropologist J. Stephen Lansing and geneticist Murray Cox have explored dozens of villages on the islands of the Malay Archipelago, combining …
Islands of Order
A Guide to Complexity Modeling for the Social Sciences
Av J. Stephen Lansing, Murray P. Cox
Häftad, 2019
287 kr
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Two pioneering anthropologists reveal how complexity science can help us better understand how societies change over timeOver the past two decades, anthropologist J. Stephen Lansing and geneticist Murray Cox have explored dozens of villages on the islands of the Malay Archipelago, combining …
Perfect Order
Recognizing Complexity in Bali
Inbunden, 2006
705 kr
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Along rivers in Bali, small groups of farmers meet regularly in water temples to manage their irrigation systems. They have done so for a thousand years. Over the centuries, water temple networks have expanded to manage the ecology of rice terraces at the scale of whole watersheds. Although each …
Party Competition
An Agent-Based Model
Av Michael Laver, Ernest Sergenti
Häftad, 2011
331 kr
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Party competition for votes in free and fair elections involves complex interactions by multiple actors in political landscapes that are continuously evolving, yet classical theoretical approaches to the subject leave many important questions unanswered. Here Michael Laver and Ernest Sergenti offer …
