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Links on Complexity, Self-organization and Artificial Life (Principia Cybernetica)

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complex : a group of obviously related units of which the degree and nature of the relationship is imperfectly known — Webster See also Dictionary of Cybernetics and Systems (Principia Cybernetica), OneLook, Free Dictionary, Wiktionary, Urban Dictionary

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Complexity is generally used to characterize something with many parts where those parts interact with each other in multiple ways. There is no absolute definition of what complexity means; the only consensus among researchers is that there is no agreement about the specific definition of complexity. However, a characterization of what is complex is possible. The study of these complex linkages at various scales is the main goal of complex systems theory. — Wikipedia

Encyclopedia of Complexity and Systems Science (Editor-in-chief Robert A. Meyers, Springer), David Darling’s Internet Encyclopedia of Science, Britannica

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Complex system is composed of many components which may interact with each other. In many cases it is useful to represent such a system as a network where the nodes represent the components and the links their interactions. Examples of complex systems are Earth’s global climate, organisms, the human brain, social and economic organizations (like cities), an ecosystem, a living cell, and ultimately the entire universe.

Complex system’s behavior is intrinsically difficult to model due to the dependencies, relationships, or interactions between their parts or between a given system and its environment. Systems that are “complex” have distinct properties that arise from these relationships, such as nonlinearity, emergence, spontaneous order, adaptation, and feedback loops, among others. Because such systems appear in a wide variety of fields, the commonalities among them have become the topic of their own independent area of research. — Wikipedia


Emergence occurs when “the whole is greater than the sum of the parts,” meaning the whole has properties its parts do not have. These properties come about because of interactions among the parts. In mathematical shorthand, W = P + I.

Emergence plays a central role in theories of integrative levels and of complex systems. For instance, the phenomenon of life as studied in biology is an emergent property of chemistry, and psychological phenomena emerge from the neurobiological phenomena of living things. — Wikipedia




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Complexity Explorer (Santa Fe Institute, YouTube Channel)
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New England Complex Systems Institute

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Complexity Journal (Edited By Peter Schuster and Alfred W. Hubler, Wiley Periodicals, Inc.)
Journal of Complexity

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Wiley: Complexity: Table of Contents Table of Contents for Complexity. List of articles from both the latest and EarlyView issues.


Journal of Complexity A list of the latest news

  • Awards: Joseph F. Traub - Prize
    on May 22, 2017 at 3:00 am

    Achievement in Information-Based Complexity Prize: 2017 Winners, call for nominations and previous recipients This annual prize is for outstanding achievement in information-based complexity. Beginning with 2016 the price has been renamed to 2016 JOSEPH F. TRAUB PRIZE FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN INFORMATION-BASED COMPLEXITY. The prize consists of $3000 and a plaque. The achievement can be based on work done in a single year, a number of years or over a lifetime. It can be published in any journal, […]

  • Awards: Joseph F. Traub - Young Researcher Award
    on May 21, 2017 at 11:00 pm

    Information-Based Complexity Young Researcher Award: Call for nominations and previous recipients This annual award is for significant contributions to information-based complexity by a young researcher. Beginning with 2015 the award has been renamed to “JOSEPH F. TRAUB INFORMATION-BASED COMPLEXITY YOUNG RESEARCHER AWARD”. The prize will consist of $1000 and a plaque and will be awarded at a suitable location. Any researcher who has not reached their 35th birthday by September […]

  • News: In honor of the late founding...
    on April 4, 2017 at 11:00 pm

    Joseph F. Traub is the Edwin Howard Armstrong Professor of Computer Science at Columbia University and External Professor, Santa Fe Institute. […]

  • News: Computer Science Digital Catalogue 2017
    on April 3, 2017 at 11:00 pm

    Computer Science Digital Catalogue 2017 […]

  • Awards: Journal of Complexity Best Paper Award
    on March 13, 2017 at 12:00 am

    In 1996 the Journal of Complexity instituted an annual Best Paper Award consisting of a prize of three thousand dollars ($3,000) and a plaque. Beginning with 2015 the prize is four thousand dollars ($4000) and a plaque. […]