The Complexity Theory Companion

The Complexity Theory Companion
Author: Lane A. Hemaspaandra,Mitsunori Ogihara
Publsiher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 375
Release: 2013-03-14
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 9783662048801

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Here is an accessible, algorithmically oriented guide to some of the most interesting techniques of complexity theory. The book shows that simple algorithms are at the heart of complexity theory. The book is organized by technique rather than by topic. Each chapter focuses on one technique: what it is, and what results and applications it yields.

The Complexity Theory Companion

The Complexity Theory Companion
Author: Lane Hemaspaandra,Mitsunori Ogihara
Publsiher: Unknown
Total Pages: 388
Release: 2014-01-15
Genre: Electronic Book
ISBN: 3662048817

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Complexity Theory and the Social Sciences

Complexity Theory and the Social Sciences
Author: David Byrne
Publsiher: Routledge
Total Pages: 215
Release: 2002-01-04
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9781134714742

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Chaos and complexity are the new buzz words in both science and contemporary society. The ideas they represent have enormous implications for the way we understand and engage with the world. Complexity Theory and the Social Sciences introduces students to the central ideas which surround the chaos/complexity theories. It discusses key concepts before using them as a way of investigating the nature of social research. By applying them to such familiar topics as urban studies, education and health, David Byrne allows readers new to the subject to appreciate the contribution which complexity theory can make to social research and to illuminating the crucial social issues of our day.

A Complexity Theory for Public Policy

A Complexity Theory for Public Policy
Author: Göktuğ Morçöl
Publsiher: Routledge
Total Pages: 314
Release: 2013-05-02
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9781136283468

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Complexity theory has become popular in the natural and social sciences over the last few decades as a result of the advancements in our understanding of the complexities in natural and social phenomena. Concepts and methods of complexity theory have been applied by scholars of public affairs in North America and Europe, but a comprehensive framework for these applications is lacking. A Complexity Theory for Public Policy proposes a conceptual synthesis and sets a foundation for future developments and applications. In this book, Göktuğ Morçöl convincingly makes the case that complexity theory can help us understand better the self-organizational, emergent, and co-evolutionary characteristics of complex policy systems. In doing so, he discuss the epistemological implications of complexity theory and the methods complexity researchers use, and those methods they could use. As the complexity studies spread more around the world in the coming decades, the contents of this book will become appealing to larger audiences, particularly to scholars and graduate students in public affairs. The unique combination of synthesis and explanation of concepts and methods found in this book will serve as reference frames for future works.

Navigating Complexity

Navigating Complexity
Author: Arthur Battram
Publsiher: Spiro Press
Total Pages: 292
Release: 1999
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: UOM:39015056682050

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A powerful guide to thinking and managing your way into the new economy. A how to think book for practicing managers.

Parameterized Complexity Theory

Parameterized Complexity Theory
Author: J. Flum,M. Grohe
Publsiher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 494
Release: 2006-05-01
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 9783540299530

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This book is a state-of-the-art introduction into both algorithmic techniques for fixed-parameter tractability and the structural theory of parameterized complexity classes. It presents detailed proofs of recent advanced results that have not appeared in book form before and replaces the earlier publication "Parameterized Complexity" by Downey and Fellows as the definitive book on this subject. The book will interest computer scientists, mathematicians and graduate students engaged with algorithms and problem complexity.

Complexity Theory and Cryptology

Complexity Theory and Cryptology
Author: Jörg Rothe
Publsiher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 488
Release: 2005-07-22
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 9783540221470

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Modern cryptology increasingly employs mathematically rigorous concepts and methods from complexity theory. Conversely, current research topics in complexity theory are often motivated by questions and problems from cryptology. This book takes account of this situation, and therefore its subject is what may be dubbed "cryptocomplexity'', a kind of symbiosis of these two areas. This book is written for undergraduate and graduate students of computer science, mathematics, and engineering, and can be used for courses on complexity theory and cryptology, preferably by stressing their interrelation. Moreover, it may serve as a valuable source for researchers, teachers, and practitioners working in these fields. Starting from scratch, it works its way to the frontiers of current research in these fields and provides a detailed overview of their history and their current research topics and challenges.

Introduction to Complexity and Complex Systems

Introduction to Complexity and Complex Systems
Author: Robert B. Northrop
Publsiher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 551
Release: 2010-12-10
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9781439894989

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The boundaries between simple and complicated, and complicated and complex system designations are fuzzy and debatable, even using quantitative measures of complexity. However, if you are a biomedical engineer, a biologist, physiologist, economist, politician, stock market speculator, or politician, you have encountered complex systems. Furthermore, your success depends on your ability to successfully interact with and manage a variety of complex systems. In order not to be blindsided by unexpected results, we need a systematic, comprehensive way of analyzing, modeling, and simulating complex systems to predict non-anticipated outcomes. In its engaging first chapters, the book introduces complex systems, Campbell's Law, and the Law of Unintended Consequences, and mathematics necessary for conversations in complex systems. Subsequent chapters illustrate concepts via commonly studied biological mechanisms. The final chapters focus on higher-level complexity problems, and introduce complexity in economic systems. Designed as a reference for biologists and biological engineers, Introduction to Complexity and Complex Systems lends itself to use in a classroom course to introduce advanced students studying biomedical engineering, biophysics, or physiology to complex systems. Engaging and illustrative, this book aids scientists and decision makers in managing biological complexity and complex systems.