What
Complex systems - General presentation
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What
Complex systems - General presentation

Author : Jean-François VAUTIER

Publication date: April 10, 2001 | Lire en français

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2. What

What are the fundamental characteristics of "complex systems"? Several characteristics can be considered. We'll look at two of them. The first relates to the characteristics of the elements of such a system, while the second concerns the overall characteristics of the system.

2.1 Component features

For a system in general, these correspond to its intrinsic characteristics, i.e. its composition in the broadest sense.

Example

the molecules of a gas or liquid are usually relatively simple in structure, and also have simple interactions with one another. These behaviors fall into a small number of variants (attraction or repulsion by electromagnetic and/or mechanical interactions such as shocks)....

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