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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... respect to the relations R and R ' . A system can be defined mathematically in various ways . For illustration , we choose a system of simultaneous differential equa- tions . Denoting some measure of elements , p , ( i = 1 , 2 ...
... respect to the relations R and R ' . A system can be defined mathematically in various ways . For illustration , we choose a system of simultaneous differential equa- tions . Denoting some measure of elements , p , ( i = 1 , 2 ...
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... respect to the components Q , although the reactions continue and do not reach equilibrium as in a closed system , and although there is inflow and outflow of material ; the situation so highly characteristic of organismic systems . ( 2 ) ...
... respect to the components Q , although the reactions continue and do not reach equilibrium as in a closed system , and although there is inflow and outflow of material ; the situation so highly characteristic of organismic systems . ( 2 ) ...
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... respect to the individual organism also occur with respect to supra - individual entities which , in the continual death and birth , immigration and emigration of individuals , represent open systems of a higher nature . As a matter of ...
... respect to the individual organism also occur with respect to supra - individual entities which , in the continual death and birth , immigration and emigration of individuals , represent open systems of a higher nature . As a matter of ...
Contents
Introduction | 8 |
On the History of Systems Theory | 10 |
Trends in Systems Theory | 17 |
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