An Introduction to Complex Systems Science and Its Applications

• Published in: Complexity (New York, N.Y.) Vol. 2020; no. 2020; pp. 1 - 16
• Main Authors: Siegenfeld, Alexander F., Bar-Yam, Yaneer
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cairo, Egypt Hindawi Publishing Corporation 27.07.2020; Hindawi; John Wiley & Sons, Inc; Wiley
• Subjects: Behavior; Complex systems; Complexity; Decision making; Gases; Multiscale analysis; Systems science; New York; United Kingdom; Germany; United States; Massachusetts

The standard assumptions that underlie many conceptual and quantitative frameworks do not hold for many complex physical, biological, and social systems. Complex systems science clarifies when and why such assumptions fail and provides alternative frameworks for understanding the properties of compl...