Theories of complexity: Common denominators of complex systems

Complexity

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 19-30

  Chu, Dominique ^a   Strand, Roger ^a   Fjelland, Ragnar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

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EID: 2142764129     PISSN: 10762787     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cplx.10059     Document Type: Review

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