Characterizing critical rules at the 'edge of chaos'

BioSystems

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 127-142

  Hiett, Peter John ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Complexity; Edge of chaos; Self organization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ENTROPY; PHASE TRANSITION;

EID: 0033008325     PISSN: 03032647     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0303-2647(98)00039-2     Document Type: Article

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