Hierarchical evolutive systems: A mathematical model for complex systems

DOI10.1007/BF02459958zbMath0619.92001WikidataQ69118174 ScholiaQ69118174MaRDI QIDQ1090278

J.-P. Vanbremeersch, Andrée C. Ehresmann

Publication date: 1987

Published in: Bulletin of Mathematical Biology (Search for Journal in Brave)

zbMATH Keywords

complex systemscategory theoryexamplesdestructiondegree of complexityabsorption of external objectsevolutive hierarchical systemformation of new complex objectsproperties of limits

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Hierarchical systems (93A13) General systems (93A10) General systems theory (93A99) Special categories (18B99) Large-scale systems (93A15) General biology and biomathematics (92B05) Control/observation systems governed by functional relations other than differential equations (such as hybrid and switching systems) (93C30)

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