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On the Application of Synergetics to Social Systems

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Interdisciplinary Approaches to Nonlinear Complex Systems

Part of the book series: Springer Series in Synergetics ((SSSYN,volume 62))

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On a purely macroscopic level we propose a method to model social systems near instabilities. Our suggestion is based on fundamental principles and results of synergetics. Two different examples are discussed in detail.

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  1. Institut für Theoretische Physik und Synergetik, Universität Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 57/4, D-7000, Stuttgart 80, Fed. Rep. of Germany

    W. Wischert & A. Wunderlin

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  1. W. Wischert
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  2. A. Wunderlin
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  1. Institut für Theoretische Physik und Synergetik, Universität Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 57/IV, 70569, Stuttgart 80, Fed. Rep. of Germany

    Hermann Haken

  2. Center for Complex Systems, Florida Atlantic University, 33431, Boca Raton, FL, USA

    Hermann Haken

  3. Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Faradayweg 4-6, 14195, Berlin 33, Germany

    A. Mikhailov

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Wischert, W., Wunderlin, A. (1993). On the Application of Synergetics to Social Systems. In: Haken, H., Mikhailov, A. (eds) Interdisciplinary Approaches to Nonlinear Complex Systems. Springer Series in Synergetics, vol 62. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-51030-4_6

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