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Page 80
... existence of steady states and similar problems in a form generalized with respect to physics and valid for systems in general . General system theory therefore is not a catalogue of well- known differential equations and their ...
... existence of steady states and similar problems in a form generalized with respect to physics and valid for systems in general . General system theory therefore is not a catalogue of well- known differential equations and their ...
Page 104
... existence , " in econometrics , in the study of armament races ( and others ) all belong to the same family of equations ( the system discussed in Chapter 3 ) . A systematic com- parison and study of these parallelisms would be highly ...
... existence , " in econometrics , in the study of armament races ( and others ) all belong to the same family of equations ( the system discussed in Chapter 3 ) . A systematic com- parison and study of these parallelisms would be highly ...
Page 130
... existence of stationary , dynamic " equilibria " in open systems , or as we may also say , the existence of a certain order of processes guaranteed by dy- namic rather than structural - mechanical principles , can be derived from ...
... existence of stationary , dynamic " equilibria " in open systems , or as we may also say , the existence of a certain order of processes guaranteed by dy- namic rather than structural - mechanical principles , can be derived from ...
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
The Meaning of General System Theory | 30 |
Some System Concepts in Elementary Mathematical | 54 |
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