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Nowadays the question `what is complexity?' is a challenge to be answered. This question is triggering a great quantity of works in the frontier of physics, biology, mathematics and computer science. Even more when this century has been…

Chaotic Dynamics · Physics 2010-09-03 Ricardo Lopez-Ruiz , Juan R. Sanchez

Although data science builds on knowledge from computer science, mathematics, statistics, and other disciplines, data science is a unique field with many mysteries to unlock: challenging scientific questions and pressing questions of…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2020-02-14 Jeannette M. Wing

Network theory provides tools which are particularly appropriate for assessing the complex interdependencies that characterise our modern connected world. This article presents an introduction to network theory, in a way that doesn't…

Physics and Society · Physics 2020-05-01 Vaiva Vasiliauskaite , Fernando E. Rosas

In recent years we've seen the birth of a new field known as hamiltonian complexity lying at the crossroads between computer science and theoretical physics. Hamiltonian complexity is directly concerned with the question: how hard is it to…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-05-28 Tobias J. Osborne

A qualitatively new, much more liberal and efficient organisation of science is proposed and justified, in connection with growing debate about further role and development of fundamental science. Although the key ideas can be explained…

General Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Andrei P. Kirilyuk

A measure of complexity based on a probabilistic description of physical systems is proposed. This measure incorporates the main features of the intuitive notion of such a magnitude. It can be applied to many physical situations and to…

Chaotic Dynamics · Physics 2009-11-07 Ricardo Lopez-Ruiz , Hector Mancini , Xavier Calbet

Depth is a complexity measure for natural systems of the kind studied in statistical physics and is defined in terms of computational complexity. Depth quantifies the length of the shortest parallel computation required to construct a…

Popular Physics · Physics 2011-11-14 Jon Machta

Complex Systems were identified and studied in different fields, such as physics, biology, and economics. These systems exhibit exciting properties such as self-organization, robust order, and emergence. In recent years, software systems…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2023-06-22 Jan Žižka , Bruno Rossi , Tomáš Pitner

Possible for science itself, conceptually, to have and will understand differently, let alone science also seen as technology, such as computer science. After all, science and technology are viewpoints diverse by either individual,…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2022-07-19 Mahyuddin K. M. Nasution , Rahmat Hidayat , Rahmad Syah

The field of data science currently enjoys a broad definition that includes a wide array of activities which borrow from many other established fields of study. Having such a vague characterization of a field in the early stages might be…

Other Statistics · Statistics 2021-05-14 Roger D. Peng , Hilary S. Parker

This chapter reviews the purpose and use of models from the field of complex systems and, in particular, the implications of trying to use models to understand or make decisions within complex situations, such as policy makers usually face.…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2013-11-25 Bruce Edmonds , Carlos Gershenson

We discuss the problems of consensus and unity in science. The natural sciences seem to contrast with many other areas of endeavor in that a high level of consensus seems to exist in them. However, a careful analysis of the structure of…

History and Philosophy of Physics · Physics 2011-11-01 David A. Edwards , Stephen Wilcox

A strong link between complexity theory and literature is possible, i.e. feasible, under one proviso, namely that total novels be considered. However, neither in literature at large nor in complexity science has been literature seriously…

Other Computer Science · Computer Science 2021-05-07 Carlos Eduardo Maldonado

Complexity science, despite its broad scope and potential impact, has not kept pace with fields like artificial intelligence, biotechnology and social sciences in addressing ethical concerns. The field lacks a comprehensive ethical…

The science of complex networks is a new interdisciplinary branch of science which has arisen recently on the interface of physics, biology, social and computer sciences, and others. Its main goal is to discover general laws governing the…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2007-05-23 B. Waclaw

This review examines complexity science in Heliophysics, describing it not as a discipline, but as a paradigm. In the context of Heliophysics, complexity science is the study of a star, interplanetary environment, magnetosphere, upper and…

Space Physics · Physics 2024-04-05 Ryan M. McGranaghan

Complex systems and their underlying convoluted networks are ubiquitous, all we need is an eye for them. They pose problems of organized complexity which cannot be approached with a reductionist method. Complexity science and its emergent…

Other Computer Science · Computer Science 2014-02-28 Massimo Franceschet

From bird flocking to neural dynamics, complex systems generate fascinating structures and correlations. Often, seemingly simple dynamics lead to intricate emergent properties. Despite their visceral appeal, defining complex systems lacks…

History and Philosophy of Physics · Physics 2024-11-19 Casper van Elteren

In this comment we discuss how complexity science and network science are particularly useful for identifying and describing the hidden traces of economic misbehaviour such as fraud and corruption.

Physics and Society · Physics 2020-08-31 János Kertész , Johannes Wachs

The paper discusses the fundamental characteristics distinguishing the natural and social systems from each other. It considers in detail the basic approaches, prospects, and possibilities of constructing mathematical description for social…

Physics and Society · Physics 2015-05-13 Ihor Lubashevsky , Natalia Plawinska