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Complex Systems Resources
A curated list of resources and concepts related to complex systems science and their applications in various fields.
An awesome list of complex systems science resources
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Awesome Complexity / Concepts | |||
| Attractor | A trajectory in the state space of a system in which it tends to evolve towards | ||
| Autopoiesis | The ability of a system to create and maintain itself | ||
| Chaos | Theory of chaotic systems | ||
| Complexity | The subject of complex systems science | ||
| Developmental Systems Theory | Theoretical perspective on biological development, heredity, and evolution | ||
| Dissipative System | A thermodynamically open system far from thermodynamic equilibrium | ||
| Distributed Control | A control system without a central supervisor | ||
| Edge of Chaos | The transition zone between order and disorder | ||
| Emergence | The whole is greater than the sum of the parts | ||
| Fractal | Self-similar structure | ||
| Hysteresis | Dependence of the state of a system on its history | ||
| Holon | System that is both a whole and a part | ||
| Network/Graph | Network with non-trivial topological features | ||
| Phase Transition | Transition between states of matter | ||
| Robustness | Ability to tolerate perturbations | ||
| Self-Organization | The process where form arises from local interactions between parts of an initially disordered system | ||
| Simulation | Imitation of the operation of a real-world process or system | ||
Awesome Complexity / Scientific Journals | |||
| Complexity | Cross-disciplinary journal about complex adaptive systems (open access) | ||
Awesome Complexity / Blogs/Journals | |||
| The Systems Thinker | Articles with a systems perspective on various topics | ||
| Complexity Digest | News feed on complexity | ||
| Fractal forums | Forum and discussion community about fractals | ||
Awesome Complexity / Societies/Communities | |||
| Complex Systems Society | Scientific society for the study of complex systems | ||
| Complexity research | Informal slack community for keeping up to date with new findings in complex systems research | ||
| Complexity Adventures | Complexity community of practice (formerly known as Complexity Weekend) | ||
Awesome Complexity / Organizations | |||
| New England Complex Systems Institute (NECSI) | Independent academic research and educational institution | ||
| The Vermont Complex Systems Center | Research and educational center (University of Vermont) | ||
| Santa Fe Institute | Independent research and education center | ||
| Institut rhônalpin des systèmes complexes - IXXI | Research center (ENS Lyon) | ||
| Waterloo Institute for Complexity & Innovation (WICI) | Research center (University of Waterloo) | ||
| Institut des Systèmes Complexes - Paris Ile-de-France (ISC-PIF) | An inter-institutional organization (CNRS unit) on complex systems research | ||
Awesome Complexity / Models | |||
| Boids | Emergent flocking behavior | ||
Awesome Complexity / Models / Boids | |||
| Craig Reynolds' Boids page | The creator's webpage with lots of links to multiple implementations | ||
Awesome Complexity / Models | |||
| Cellular automata | Discrete compuation model | ||
| Elementary cellular automaton | One-dimensional cellular automata | ||
| Game of Life | Two-dimensional cellular automaton with emergent life-like patterns | ||
Awesome Complexity / Models / Game of Life | |||
| ConwayLife | Community for game-of-life and similar simulations | ||
| golly | State-of-the-art simulator | ||
| Lenia | Continuous generalization of the game of life | ||
Awesome Complexity / Models | |||
| Double pendulum | Chaotic motion | ||
| Kuramoto model | Synchronization | ||
| Barabási–Albert (BA) model | Algorithm for generating random graphs with preferential attachment | ||
| Schelling's model | Agent-based model for segregation | ||
| Ising model | Simple model that can show phase transitions | ||
| Reaction-diffusion | Self-organization and pattern formation model | ||
| Abelian sandpile model | Model showing self-organized criticality | ||
Awesome Complexity / Software / Freely to use or open source | |||
| NetLogo | Multi-agent modeling environment based on the LOGO language. It comes with a very large library of toy models | ||
| Simulus | ABM library in Python | ||
| Swarm | A platform for agent-based models written in Objective-C, models are coded in Java or Objective-C | ||
| Repast | Agent-based modeling and simulation platforms, models coded in C++ and Java | ||
| MASON | Multiagent simulation library core in Java | ||
| HASH | Graph and agent simulation platform | ||
| Hybrid Automata Library | 37 | about 2 years ago | Java library for hybrid modeling combining agent-based and partial-differential equation components |
Awesome Complexity / Software / Proprietary | |||
| Stella | Modelling and interactive simulations | ||
| Ventity/Vensim | Simulation software | ||
| Cosmo Tech platform | Digital twins simulator software | ||
Awesome Complexity / Other Resources | |||
| Complexity Explorer | Educational site with news/blog | ||
| Map of Complex systems History | An impressive overview of the evolution of complex systems thinking | ||
| Stanford Complexity Group | YouTube channel with videos from the group's events | ||
| Awesome Network Analysis | 3,589 | almost 2 years ago | Resources for analysis of network data |
Awesome Complexity / Books | |||
| Wiener, N. (2016). Cybernetics or control and communication in the animal and the machine. | The book introduced the term cybernetics to describe a self-regulation mechanism | ||
| Scheffer, M. (2009). Critical transitions in nature and society. Princeton, N.J: Princeton University Press. | A nicely written and accessible description of the critical transition and related concepts | ||
| Nicolis, G., Basios, V., & (Firm), W. S. (2015). Chaos, information processing and paradoxical games: the legacy of John S. Nicolis. Singapore; Hackensack, N.J.: World Scientific Pub. Co. | An edited volume of studies honoring the legacy of John Nicolis contribution to complex systems | ||
| Newman, M. E. J. (2010). Networks: an introduction. Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press. | A comprehensive introduction to network science | ||
| Mitchell, S. D. (2013). Unsimple truths: science, complexity, and policy. Chicago: Univ. of Chicago Press. | The book introduces the perspective of integrative puralism as a way of understanding and studying the world | ||
| Maturana, H. R., & Varela, F. J. (2008). The tree of knowledge: the biological roots of human understanding. Boston: Shambhala. | The book is an exposition of the non-representational vew of knowledge | ||
| Mandelbrot, B. (2006). The fractal geometry of nature. New York: W.H. Freeman and Company. | Beautiful introduction to the world of fractals | ||
| Kauffman, S. (2014). At Home in the Universe The Search for the Laws of Self-Organization and Complexity. Cary: Oxford University Press, USA. | The book introduces in an accessible way the influence of concepts such as self-organization and the edge of chaos | ||
| Gros, C. (2015). Complex and adaptive dynamical systems: a primer. Cham: Springer. | Technical and accessible introduction to a number of important concepts in complex systems science | ||
| Downey, A. (2012). Think complexity. Needham, Massachusetts: Green Tea Press. | A hands-on approach exploring complex systems models with Python | ||
| Boccara, N. (2014). Modeling complex systems. Springer-Verlag New York. | An overview of important mathematical models of complex systems | ||
| Barrat, A., Barthelemy, M., & Vespignani, A. (2013). Dynamical processes on complex networks. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press | Dynamic models on complex networks | ||
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