Self-Organizing Systems: A Tutorial in Complexity
I’m going to bring a little more focus in form to this weblog, mixing short posts in a more traditional weblog format with longer essays divided up into parts so you don’t get big long chunks of text to wade through.
And we begin with a paper called Self Organizing Systems: a tutorial in Complexity
This is a tutorial on the processes and patterns of organization in complex natural systems. No technical details are included in describing the models or theories used. Instead, I focus on the concepts of self-organization, complexity, complex adaptive systems, criticality, the edge of chaos and evolution as they pertain to the formation of coherent pattern and structure in nature.
The paper looks at mechanisms of self-organization (thermodynamically open, many parts with local interaction, nonlinear dynamics, and emergence) and then moves into complexity, chaos and evolution. It’s a great introduction to complex adaptive systems and a rich source for metaphors.
Do you by chance have a copy of the paper. The link no longer exists.
Could you pls send me a copy of the paper, have not found it anywhere duringmy relentless web searches.
Much thanks, mona
Seems the link is rotten…I don’t have a copy of the paper.