Resource Letter CS–1: Complex Systems

A complex system is a system composed of many interacting parts, often called agents, which displays collective behavior that does not follow trivially from the behaviors of the individual parts. Examples include condensed-matter systems, ecosystems, stock markets and economies, biological evolution...

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Published inAmerican journal of physics Vol. 79; no. 8; pp. 800 - 810
Main Author Newman, M. E. J.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Woodbury American Association of Physics Teachers 01.08.2011
American Institute of Physics
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Complex systems
Computer simulation
Physics
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Summary:A complex system is a system composed of many interacting parts, often called agents, which displays collective behavior that does not follow trivially from the behaviors of the individual parts. Examples include condensed-matter systems, ecosystems, stock markets and economies, biological evolution, and indeed the whole of human society. Substantial progress has been made in the quantitative understanding of complex systems, particularly since the 1980s, using a combination of basic theory, much of it derived from physics, and computer simulation. The subject is a broad one, drawing on techniques and ideas from a wide range of areas. Here, I give a selection of introductory resources, ranging from classic papers to recent books and reviews.
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ISSN:0002-9505
1943-2909
DOI:10.1119/1.3590372