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... problems like pollution ; formal organizations like a bureaucracy , educational institution or army ; the grave problems appearing in socio - economic systems , in international relations , politics and deterrence . Irrespective of the ...
... problems like pollution ; formal organizations like a bureaucracy , educational institution or army ; the grave problems appearing in socio - economic systems , in international relations , politics and deterrence . Irrespective of the ...
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... problems , and solutions given for individual problems are far from perfect . There is a profusion and competition of theories , each limited with respect to the number of problems covered , and elegant solution of those taken into ...
... problems , and solutions given for individual problems are far from perfect . There is a profusion and competition of theories , each limited with respect to the number of problems covered , and elegant solution of those taken into ...
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... problems such as that of one proton and electron are solvable , but trouble arises with the many - body problem . Many problems , partic- ularly in biology and the behavioral and social sciences , are essentially multivariable problems ...
... problems such as that of one proton and electron are solvable , but trouble arises with the many - body problem . Many problems , partic- ularly in biology and the behavioral and social sciences , are essentially multivariable problems ...
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
The Meaning of General System Theory | 30 |
Information and Entropy | 41 |
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