Springer Self-Organization, Emerging Properties, and Learning

Explore the fundamental principles of complex systems with this academic volume from the NATO Science Series B. This book contains the official proceedings from the March 1990 workshop held in Austin, Texas, focusing on the critical themes of self-organization, emerging properties, and learning. This collection brings together insights from a wide spectrum of scientific disciplines. Because the subject of self-organization is universal, the text covers diverse fields including hydrodynamics, chemistry, biology, neural networks, and the social sciences. By examining how common concepts apply across these different areas, readers gain a multidisciplinary perspective on how complex patterns and behaviors arise from simple rules. Co-sponsored by the NATO Scientific Affairs Division, Solvay Institutes of Physics and Chemistry, the University of Texas at Austin, and the IC2 Institute at Austin, this volume serves as a significant record of scientific collaboration. It is an essential resource for researchers and students interested in the mechanics of emergence and the mathematical and physical foundations of learning systems.