General System Theory: Foundations, Development, ApplicationsAn attempt to formulate common laws that apply to virtually every scientific field, this conceptual approach has had a profound impact on such widely diverse disciplines as biology, economics, psychology, and demography. |
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... equations in physical chem- istry and in the spread of rumors ; application of steady state and statistical mechanics models to traffic flow ( Gazis , 1967 ) ... differential equations . Similar analyses are routine 20 GENERAL SYSTEM THEORY.
... equations in physical chem- istry and in the spread of rumors ; application of steady state and statistical mechanics models to traffic flow ( Gazis , 1967 ) ... differential equations . Similar analyses are routine 20 GENERAL SYSTEM THEORY.
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... differential equa- tions . Denoting some measure of elements , p , ( i = 1 ... equations of this kind are found in many fields and represent a general ... equations for bio- coenotic systems , as developed by Volterra , Lotka , D'Ancona ...
... differential equa- tions . Denoting some measure of elements , p , ( i = 1 ... equations of this kind are found in many fields and represent a general ... equations for bio- coenotic systems , as developed by Volterra , Lotka , D'Ancona ...
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... differential equations 3.1 describing the system ( so - called indirect method , essentially based on discussion of the eigenwerte of the system of equations ) . In the case of non - linear systems , these have to be linearized by ...
... differential equations 3.1 describing the system ( so - called indirect method , essentially based on discussion of the eigenwerte of the system of equations ) . In the case of non - linear systems , these have to be linearized by ...
Contents
Introduction | 8 |
On the History of Systems Theory | 10 |
Trends in Systems Theory | 17 |
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