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TOPIC 15.Complexity and Chaos Theory in Social Sciences - Coggle Diagram
TOPIC 15.Complexity and Chaos Theory in Social Sciences
suggest that it will never be possible to control some types of systems
because their behavior is unpredictable
and we can never be sure how would they respond
also they propose that a small change in a system can affect the entire system.
Chaos theory
emerged around the eighties
in mathematics
has applications in several disciplines
pioneer in developing
Edward Norton Lorenz
new way of understanding the universe
systems do not change linearly but in multiple directions.
examples
irregularities of the heartbeat
collision atoms in gas
it is against linear explanations
It says that we can not establish laws explaining a single cause-effect
the only prediction that can be made is that systems are unpredictable.
complexity theory
is developed from chaos theory
main representatives
Stuart Kauffman
Murray Gell-Mann
Phillip Anderson
refers to systems that present a complex global behavior
resulting from the interaction between its parts
If a system is fragmented, its characteristics are destroyed
The complexity of a system is related to the number of interconnections and its complex nature
examples
traffic flows
population dynamics
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oxa1WE9cfFA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnlkKdDXk-I
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