Self Organisation And Evolution Of Biological And Social Systems

Author : Scott Camazine
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691212929
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Self-Organization in Biological Systems written by Scott Camazine and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2020-05-26 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The synchronized flashing of fireflies at night. The spiraling patterns of an aggregating slime mold. The anastomosing network of army-ant trails. The coordinated movements of a school of fish. Researchers are finding in such patterns--phenomena that have fascinated naturalists for centuries--a fertile new approach to understanding biological systems: the study of self-organization. This book, a primer on self-organization in biological systems for students and other enthusiasts, introduces readers to the basic concepts and tools for studying self-organization and then examines numerous examples of self-organization in the natural world. Self-organization refers to diverse pattern formation processes in the physical and biological world, from sand grains assembling into rippled dunes to cells combining to create highly structured tissues to individual insects working to create sophisticated societies. What these diverse systems hold in common is the proximate means by which they acquire order and structure. In self-organizing systems, pattern at the global level emerges solely from interactions among lower-level components. Remarkably, even very complex structures result from the iteration of surprisingly simple behaviors performed by individuals relying on only local information. This striking conclusion suggests important lines of inquiry: To what degree is environmental rather than individual complexity responsible for group complexity? To what extent have widely differing organisms adopted similar, convergent strategies of pattern formation? How, specifically, has natural selection determined the rules governing interactions within biological systems? Broad in scope, thorough yet accessible, this book is a self-contained introduction to self-organization and complexity in biology--a field of study at the forefront of life sciences research.

Author : Charlotte Hemelrijk
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9781139446198
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Self-Organisation and Evolution of Biological and Social Systems written by Charlotte Hemelrijk and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2005-09-29 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Self-organisation of social systems can be observed at all levels of biological complexity, from cells to organisms and communities. Although individuals are governed by simple rules, their interactions with each other and their environment leads to complex patterns. Self-Organisation and Evolution of Social Systems investigates a broad spectrum of social systems ranging from those of simple single-celled organisms to those of very complex ones, such as humans. It examines groups of all sizes, from small as in certain species of primates, to very large as in some species of fish and social insects. This book deals with numerous aspects of their social organisation, including group formation, task-division, foraging, dominance interactions, infant protection, language and voting. It is recommended reading for all academic researchers and professionals interested in this fascinating field.

Author : Charlotte Korinna Hemelrijk
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521846554
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Self-Organisation and Evolution of Biological and Social Systems written by Charlotte Korinna Hemelrijk and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2005-09-29 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains studies of social behaviour ranging from single-celled organisms to humans, and shows recent progress in these fields.

Author : Werner Ebeling
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 3527636803
Total Pages : 535 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Physics of Self-Organization and Evolution written by Werner Ebeling and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-09-19 with total page 535 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This thoroughly updated version of the German authoritative work on self-organization has been completely rewritten by internationally renowned experts and experienced book authors to also include a review of more recent literature. It retains the original enthusiasm and fascination surrounding thermodynamic systems far from equilibrium, synergetics, and the origin of life, representing an easily readable book and tutorial on this exciting field. The book is unique in covering in detail the experimental and theoretical fundamentals of self-organizing systems as well as such selected features as random processes, structural networks and multistable systems, while focusing on the physical and theoretical modeling of natural selection and evolution processes. The authors take examples from physics, chemistry, biology and social systems, and include results hitherto unpublished in English. The result is a one-stop resource relevant for students and scientists in physics or related interdisciplinary fields, including mathematical physics, biophysics, information science and nanotechnology.

Author : Erich Jantsch
Publisher : Pergamon
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 380 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Self-organizing Universe written by Erich Jantsch and published by Pergamon. This book was released on 1980 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book, with its emphasis on the interaction of microstructures with the entire biosphere, ecosystems etc., and on how micro- and macrocosmos mutually create the conditions for their further evolution, provides a comprehensive framework for a deeper understanding of human creativity in a time of transition.

Author : Donald Lawson Turcotte
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309082854
Total Pages : 385 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Self-organized Complexity in the Physical, Biological, and Social Sciences written by Donald Lawson Turcotte and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Stuart A. Kauffman
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780199826674
Total Pages : 734 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Origins of Order written by Stuart A. Kauffman and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1993-06-10 with total page 734 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stuart Kauffman here presents a brilliant new paradigm for evolutionary biology, one that extends the basic concepts of Darwinian evolution to accommodate recent findings and perspectives from the fields of biology, physics, chemistry and mathematics. The book drives to the heart of the exciting debate on the origins of life and maintenance of order in complex biological systems. It focuses on the concept of self-organization: the spontaneous emergence of order that is widely observed throughout nature Kauffman argues that self-organization plays an important role in the Darwinian process of natural selection. Yet until now no systematic effort has been made to incorporate the concept of self-organization into evolutionary theory. The construction requirements which permit complex systems to adapt are poorly understood, as is the extent to which selection itself can yield systems able to adapt more successfully. This book explores these themes. It shows how complex systems, contrary to expectations, can spontaneously exhibit stunning degrees of order, and how this order, in turn, is essential for understanding the emergence and development of life on Earth. Topics include the new biotechnology of applied molecular evolution, with its important implications for developing new drugs and vaccines; the balance between order and chaos observed in many naturally occurring systems; new insights concerning the predictive power of statistical mechanics in biology; and other major issues. Indeed, the approaches investigated here may prove to be the new center around which biological science itself will evolve. The work is written for all those interested in the cutting edge of research in the life sciences.

Author : Scott Camazine
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780691116242
Total Pages : 558 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Self-organization in Biological Systems written by Scott Camazine and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2003-09-17 with total page 558 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biological structures built through mechanisms involving self-organization are examined in this text. Examples of such structures are termite mounds, which provide their inhabitants with a secure & stable environment. The text looks at why & how self-organization occurs in nature.

Author : Per Bak
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1475754264
Total Pages : 229 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book How Nature Works written by Per Bak and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-11-11 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Self-organized criticality, the spontaneous development of systems to a critical state, is the first general theory of complex systems with a firm mathematical basis. This theory describes how many seemingly desperate aspects of the world, from stock market crashes to mass extinctions, avalanches to solar flares, all share a set of simple, easily described properties. "...a'must read'...Bak writes with such ease and lucidity, and his ideas are so intriguing...essential reading for those interested in complex systems...it will reward a sufficiently skeptical reader." -NATURE "...presents the theory (self-organized criticality) in a form easily absorbed by the non-mathematically inclined reader." -BOSTON BOOK REVIEW "I picture Bak as a kind of scientific musketeer; flamboyant, touchy, full of swagger and ready to join every fray... His book is written with panache. The style is brisk, the content stimulating. I recommend it as a bracing experience." -NEW SCIENTIST

Author : Erich Jantsch
Publisher : George Braziller
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Design for Evolution written by Erich Jantsch and published by George Braziller. This book was released on 1975 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: