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Untangling Complex Systems

A Grand Challenge for Science

Pier Luigi Gentili (University of Perugia, Italy)

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English
CRC Press Inc
10 August 2018
Complex Systems are natural systems that science is unable to describe exhaustively. Examples of Complex Systems are both unicellular and multicellular living beings; human brains; human immune systems; ecosystems; human societies; the global economy; the climate and geology of our planet. This book is an account of a marvelous interdisciplinary journey the author made to understand properties of the Complex Systems. He has undertaken his trip, equipped with the fundamental principles of physical chemistry, in particular, the Second Law of Thermodynamics that describes the spontaneous evolution of our universe, and the tools of Non-linear dynamics. By dealing with many disciplines, in particular, chemistry, biology, physics, economy, and philosophy, the author demonstrates that Complex Systems are intertwined networks, working in out-of-equilibrium conditions, which exhibit emergent properties, such as self-organization phenomena and chaotic behaviors in time and space.
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Imprint:   CRC Press Inc
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 254mm,  Width: 178mm, 
Weight:   1.232kg
ISBN:   9781466509429
ISBN 10:   1466509422
Pages:   568
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Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Pier Luigi Gentili is Ph.D. in Chemistry. His research and teaching activities are focused on Complex Systems. He is trusting in Natural Computing as an effective strategy to understand Complex Systems and face the Computational Complexity Challenges. In particular, he is developing the innovative Chemical Artificial Intelligence. He has several collaborations and work experience in many laboratories. For instance, the ""Photochemistry and Photophysics Group"" of the University of Perugia (Italy); the ""Nonlinear Dynamics Group"" of the Brandeis University (USA); the ""European Laboratory of Nonlinear Spectroscopy"" in Florence (Italy); the ""Center for Photochemical Sciences"" of the Bowling Green State University (USA); the ""Laboratory of Computational Chemistry and Photochemistry"" of University of Siena (Italy). ORCID: 0000-0003-1092-9190.

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