Modeling Complex Systems

This book explores the process of modeling complex systems in the widest sense of that term, drawing on examples from such diverse fields as ecology, epidemiology, sociology, seismology, as well as economics. It also provides the mathematical tools for studying the dynamics of these systems. Boccara...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Boccara, Nino
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Springer New York 2004, 2004
Edition:1st ed. 2004
Series:Graduate Texts in Contemporary Physics
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • How to Build Up a Model
  • Mean-Field Type Models
  • Differential Equations
  • Recurrence Equations
  • Chaos
  • Agent-Based Models
  • Cellular Automata
  • Networks
  • Power-Law Distributions