SYSTEMS THEORY
autopoeisis Bernard system butterfly effect catastrophe theory causality cellular automaton chaos complex adaptive system complex system complexity cybernetics deterministic system dissipative structure dynamical system edge of chaos emergence feedback Gaia hypothesis holistic instability linear system Lorenz, Edward Norton (1917–2008) nonlinear system phase transition planets as living beings self-organization self-organized criticality stochastic process superorganism system time-reversible transfer function van der Pol, Balthazar (1889–1959) Also on this site: Encyclopedia of Alternative Energy & Sustainable Living Encyclopedia of History |