Systems Science

A Brief History of Systems Science What Is Systems Science? Development History of Systems Science System of Modern Science and Technology Disciplinary Characteristics of Systems Science Some Philosophical Thoughts of Systems Science Philosophical Significance of Systemic Epistemology Some Unsettled Questions Organization of This Book Open-End Problems Concepts, Characteristics, and Classifications of Systems Fundamental Concepts Properties of Systems Dynamics and Time Systems Classification of Systems Systems Defined on Dynamic Sets Open-End Problems Nonlinear Systems Dynamics and Catastrophe Mathematical Description of Systems Dynamics Dynamic Systems Theory of Nonlinear Systems Catastrophe Theory Open-End Problems Self-Organization: Dissipative Structures and Synergetics Organization and Self-Organization Dissipative Structures Synergetics Some Philosophical Thoughts Open-End Problems Chaos Phenomena of Chaos Definition of Chaos Logistic Mapping-Chaos Model Phase Space Reconstruction Lyapunov Exponents Case Studies and Fields of Applications Some Philosophical Thoughts on Chaos Chaos of General Single-Relation Systems Open-End Problems Fractals Different Aspects of Fractals L-Systems-Analysis and Design Iterative Function Systems Open-End Problems Complex Systems and Complexity Simple Giant Systems Characteristic Analysis of Complex Systems Complexity Cases on Association of Complexity and Simplicity Conservation Law of Informational Infrastructure Open-End Problems Complex Adaptive Systems Basics of Complex Adaptive Systems How an Agent Adapts and Learns From Parts to Whole-The ECHO Model Modeling CASs with ECHO Swarm Simulation Platform Open-End Problems Open Complex Giant Systems Classification of Giant Systems Open Complex Giant Systems Internet-An Open Complex Giant System Significance of Studying Open Complex Giant Systems Research Methods of Open Complex Giant Systems Systemic Yoyos: Combined Qualitative and Quantitative Model Examples of Applications Open-End Problems Complex Networks Introduction Complex Network Models Generation Mechanism Processes on Complex Networks Network and Complexity Open-End Problems Case Studies Systems Evaluation Systems Scientific Analysis for Positioning Accuracy of Satellite Navigation System Temporal Analysis of Social Networks Values of College Students in China Bibliography Index