Modelling complexity : The limits to prediction

A working definition of a complex system is that of an entity which is coherent in some recognizable way but whose elements, interactions, and dynamics generate structures admitting surprise and novelty which cannot be defined. Complex systems are therefore more than the sum of their parts, and a co...

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Main Authors: Michael Batty, Paul M. Torrens
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Unité Mixte de Recherche 8504 Géographie-cités 2001-12-01
Series:Cybergeo
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/cybergeo/1035