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Dynamics of Macrosystems

Proceedings of a Workshop on the Dynamics of Macrosystems Held at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Laxenburg, Austria, September 3–7, 1984

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Economics and Mathematical Systems (LNE, volume 257)

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Table of contents (22 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages N2-VI
  2. Neural Network Dynamics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Dynamics of the Central Nervous System

      • Elie Bienenstock
      Pages 3-20
    3. Neural Connectivities: Between Determinism and Randomness

      • P. Erdi, J. Szentágothai
      Pages 21-29
    4. On Solitary Waves in Biology

      • Jean-Michel Lasry
      Pages 30-39
  3. Ecological Models

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 41-41
    2. Persistence in Systems with Diffusion

      • V. Hutson, W. Moran
      Pages 43-48
    3. Thermodynamics of the Volterra Model

      • Franz Rothe
      Pages 49-62
    4. On Optimization Principles in Plant Ecology

      • Klaus Schilling
      Pages 63-71
  4. Genetic Systems

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 73-73
    2. Dynamical Models in Quantitative Genetics

      • Reinhard Bürger
      Pages 75-89
    3. Evolution of Asymmetry in Sexual Reproduction

      • Rolf F. Hoekstra
      Pages 102-112
  5. Economic and Social Macrosystems

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 113-113
  6. Viability Theory and Multivalued Dynamics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 137-137
    2. An Introduction to Viability Theory

      • Georges Haddad
      Pages 139-147
    3. Heavy Viable Trajectories of Controlled Systems

      • Jean-Pierre Aubin, Halina Frankowska
      Pages 148-167

Editors and Affiliations

  • IIASA (International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis), Laxenburg, Austria

    Jean-Pierre Aubin

  • CEREMADE, Université de Paris-Dauphine, Paris CX (16), France

    Jean-Pierre Aubin

  • IIASA and Department of Mathematics, Northwestern University, Evanston, USA

    Donald Saari

  • IIASA and Institute for Mathematics, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

    Karl Sigmund

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Dynamics of Macrosystems

  • Book Subtitle: Proceedings of a Workshop on the Dynamics of Macrosystems Held at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Laxenburg, Austria, September 3–7, 1984

  • Editors: Jean-Pierre Aubin, Donald Saari, Karl Sigmund

  • Series Title: Lecture Notes in Economics and Mathematical Systems

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-00545-3

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Wien 1985

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-540-15987-2Published: 01 October 1985

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-662-00545-3Published: 14 March 2013

  • Series ISSN: 0075-8442

  • Series E-ISSN: 2196-9957

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VI, 283

  • Topics: Economic Theory/Quantitative Economics/Mathematical Methods

  • Industry Sectors: Finance, Business & Banking

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