Moving far from far-from-equilibrium: Opportunity tension as the catalyst of emergence

E:CO Emergence: Complexity and Organization

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 15-25

  Lichtenstein, Benyamin B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

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EID: 76549108901     PISSN: 15213250     EISSN: 15217000     Source Type: Journal    
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