Phase transitions and complex systems

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dc.contributor	Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament de Ciències de la Computació
dc.contributor.author	Vicente Solé, Ricardo
dc.contributor.author	Cuevas Manrubia, Susana
dc.contributor.author	Bartolo, Luque
dc.contributor.author	Delgado Pin, Jordi
dc.contributor.author	Bascompte, Jordi
dc.date	1995-10
dc.identifier.citation	Vicente, R., Cuevas, S., Bartolo, L., Delgado, J., Bascompte, J. "Phase transitions and complex systems". 1995.
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2117/82483
dc.language.iso	eng
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject	Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Informàtica
dc.subject	Complexity
dc.subject	Phase transitions
dc.subject	Edge of chaos
dc.title	Phase transitions and complex systems
dc.type	info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
dc.type	info:eu-repo/semantics/report
dc.description.abstract	The applicability of concepts from the theory of critical phenomena and phase transitions to complex systems (in relation with the edge of chaos hypothesis) is discussed. Different types of phase transitions are defined and their importance in generating fractal structures and optimal information transfer are stressed. Several examples from ecology, computation, evolution and social behavior are discussed. Some general consequences are outlined.