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 ) ; allometric analysis of biological and social systems . Computerization and ...
... equations in physical chem- istry and in the spread of rumors ; application of steady state and statistical mechanics models to traffic flow ( Gazis , 1967 ) ; allometric analysis of biological and social systems . Computerization and ...
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... equations for bio- coenotic systems , as developed by Volterra , Lotka , D'Ancona , Gause and others , are special cases of equation ( 3.1 ) . So are the equations used by Spiegelman ( 1945 ) for kinetics of cellular processes and the ...
... equations for bio- coenotic systems , as developed by Volterra , Lotka , D'Ancona , Gause and others , are special cases of equation ( 3.1 ) . So are the equations used by Spiegelman ( 1945 ) for kinetics of cellular processes and the ...
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... equations would become integro - differential equations as discussed by Volterra ( cf. D'Ancona ) and Donnan ( 1937 ) . Biological Applications It should have become evident by now that many characteristics of organismic systems , often ...
... equations would become integro - differential equations as discussed by Volterra ( cf. D'Ancona ) and Donnan ( 1937 ) . Biological Applications It should have become evident by now that many characteristics of organismic systems , often ...
Contents
Introduction | 8 |
On the History of Systems Theory | 10 |
Trends in Systems Theory | 17 |
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