Self-Organization of Complex Systems
| dc.creator | Paczuski, Maya | |
| dc.creator | Bak, Per | |
| dc.date | 1999-06-05 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-25T23:48:58Z | |
| dc.description | The basic laws of physics are simple, so why is the world complex? The theory of self-organized criticality posits that complex behavior in nature emerges from the dynamics of extended, dissipative systems that evolve through a sequence of meta-stable states into a critical state, with long range spatial and temporal correlations. Minor disturbances lead to intermittent events of all sizes. These events organize the system into a complex state that cannot be reduced to a few degrees of freedom. This type of ``punctuated equilibrium'' dynamics has been observed in astrophysical, geophysical, and biological processes, as well as in human social activity. | |
| dc.description | 6 figures, Proceedings of 12th Chris Engelbrecht Summer School, Figs. 1 and 2 missing | |
| dc.identifier | https://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/9906077 | |
| dc.identifier | http://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/9906077 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://dspace.dare.co.zw/handle/123456789/101681 | |
| dc.subject | Statistical Mechanics | |
| dc.subject | Quantitative Biology | |
| dc.title | Self-Organization of Complex Systems | |
| dc.type | text |