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Systems Science

Proposed Q&A site for those interested in systems theory, systems thinking, complex systems, chaos, and emergence.
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How is emergence defined and what are good examples of it?
added by Kent Palmer, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Mar 6 '11 at 8:38
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What is systems thinking and who are the most important proponents of this approach?
added by Kent Palmer, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Mar 6 '11 at 8:38
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What is the nature of complex systems?
added by Kent Palmer, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Mar 6 '11 at 8:38
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What is autopoiesis?
added by Kent Palmer Mar 4 '11 at 3:18
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What's the difference between robustness and resilience?
added by Christian Mar 6 '11 at 16:40
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What are the main differences between systems thinking and reductionist thinking?
added by David Mar 15 '11 at 19:44
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Are cellular automata a feasible way for modeling the traffic jams?
added by Piotr Migdal, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Jan 31 at 19:32
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What are the differences and similarities between system thinking and lean thinking in relation to organizations?
added by David, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Jan 31 at 19:32
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What has been the main contributions of systems science to organizational theory?
added by David, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Jan 31 at 19:32
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Are there known applications of computational complexity to complex systems?
added by Artem Kaznatcheev Sep 4 '11 at 16:47
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see for example: rjlipton.wordpress.com/2011/02/21/… – Artem Kaznatcheev Sep 4 '11 at 16:49
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What is a formal structural system?
added by Kent Palmer Mar 4 '11 at 3:13
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Is there the conducted research on insect swarms treated as particles bonded by some potential?
added by Piotr Migdal, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Jan 31 at 19:33
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Cool stuff, but "is there research on ..." is really a question for google scholar or a journal DB. Might be better phrased as "can insect swarms be modelled as particles bound by some potential?" – naught101 Mar 2 at 14:34
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Are there any institutions or organizations that teach systems science or must it be self-taught?
added by Jamin, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Jan 31 at 19:31
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Is there a phase transition in [a model with agents] with respect to their interaction strength?
added by Piotr Migdal Mar 20 '11 at 13:33
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What is a good software package for plotting phase portraits?
added by jonsca May 16 '11 at 10:20
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How can I model a dynamic transcription factor network?
added by Douglas S. Stones Aug 22 '11 at 1:13
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Which research methods are most popular in this field?
added by Frode Randers Nov 20 '11 at 18:41
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What are the different modeling notations used in systems science and in what situations are they used?
added by Jamin, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Jan 31 at 19:31
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Systems science can model flows of energy or resources at a high level but how does this scale to smaller models of "reality" (chemistry & physics)?
added by Jamin, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Jan 31 at 19:31
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The space-shuttle explosion XYZ was a result of long cause-and-effect-chain, how reliable are such estimates?
added by hhh Mar 7 at 17:24
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What are some real-world studies where the "reliability polynomial" played an important role?
added by Douglas S. Stones Aug 22 '11 at 1:10
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See: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/… – Douglas S. Stones Aug 22 '11 at 1:12
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What are some nice examples that highlight the importance of "hubs" in naturally occurring networks?
added by Douglas S. Stones Aug 22 '11 at 1:14
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Football -dominanance and Chess -dominance analysis with quantitative methods? What kind of methods should I use to analyze or synthesize the data?
added by hhh Mar 7 at 17:24
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Are there models that successfully integrate systems-science concepts with economic models that have "rational" optimizing agents?
added by Verbeia Mar 8 at 21:45
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Which is greater the divvy or the gather?
added by user40879 Jul 18 '11 at 20:06
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How do I solve this system of linear equations?
added by Douglas S. Stones Aug 22 '11 at 1:15
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How can one test telemetry, black boxes, etc. to ensure adequate data to determine the root cause of failure of a system?
added by Pearsonartphoto, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Mar 14 at 17:44
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What is a multi agents system?
added by julien Apr 12 at 7:57
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"A real-time multi-user gestural touchscreen whiteboard interface" with FPGAs has a massive amount of I/Os and ample source for errs. Quality control?
added by hhh, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Mar 14 at 17:45
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