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Synergetics — An Outline

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Synergetic Computers and Cognition

Part of the book series: Springer Series in Synergetics ((SSSYN,volume 50))

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Synergetics is an interdisciplinary field of research concerned with the spontaneous formation of spatial, temporal or functional structures by self-organization. Synergetics focusses its attention on situations where the macroscopic properties of a complex system change qualitatively. Instead of trying to confront the reader with still more definitions, let us rather consider some typical examples. We shall start with physics.

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  • H. Haken: Synergetics. An Introduction, 3rd ed. Springer Ser. Syn. Vol. 1 ( Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg 1983 )

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  • H. Haken: Advanced Synergetics. Instability Hierarchies of Self-organizing Systems and Devices. 2nd printing. Springer Ser. Syn. Vol. 20 ( Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg 1987 )

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4. 1 Some Typical Examples

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

    Professor Dr. Dr. h.c. Hermann Haken

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

    Professor Dr. Dr. h.c. Hermann Haken

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Haken, H. (1991). Synergetics — An Outline. In: Synergetic Computers and Cognition. Springer Series in Synergetics, vol 50. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-22450-2_4

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