Complexity as a Form of Transition From Dynamics to Thermodynamics: Application to Sociological and Biological Processes.
Description:
This dissertation addresses the delicate problem of establishing the statistical mechanical foundation of complex processes. These processes are characterized by a delicate balance of randomness and order, and a correct paradigm for them seems to be the concept of sporadic randomness. First of all, we have studied if it is possible to establish a foundation of these processes on the basis of a generalized version of thermodynamics, of non-extensive nature. A detailed account of this attempt is …
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Date:
May 2003
Creator:
Ignaccolo, Massimiliano
Partner:
UNT Libraries