Mathematical approach to the concept of environment: Open systems and processes

International Journal of General Systems

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 213-223

  Uso Domenech J L ^a   Mateu, J ^a   Patten, B C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT JAUME I   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Causality; Environment; Process; Response; Stimulus; Structure

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; FUNCTIONS; MATHEMATICAL TRANSFORMATIONS; OPEN SYSTEMS; THEOREM PROVING;

CASUALITY; ENVIRONMENT; PROCESS; RESPONSE; STIMULUS; STRUCTURE;

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS;

EID: 27744458107     PISSN: 03081079     EISSN: 15635104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03081070290001775     Document Type: Article

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