The dynamical basis of emergence in natural hierarchies

Acta Polytechnica Scandinavica Mathematics and Computing Series

Volumn 91, Issue , 1998, Pages 169-178

  Collier, John D ^a   Muller, Scott J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Causation; Cohesion; Dynamics; Emergence; Hierarchy

Indexed keywords

EID: 17344367453     PISSN: 14569418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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