Energy, information, feedback, adaptation, and self-organization : the fundamental elements of life and society / Spyros G. Tzafestas.
"This unique book offers a comprehensive and integrated introduction to the five fundamental elements of life and society: energy, information, feedback, adaptation, and self-organization. It is divided into two parts. Part I is concerned with energy (definition, history, energy types, energy s...
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| Language: | English |
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Cham, Switzerland :
Springer,
[2018]
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| Series: | International series on intelligent systems, control and automation--science and engineering ;
v. 90. |
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Table of Contents:
- Chapter 1. Life and Human Society: The Five Fundamental Elements
- Chapter 2. Energy I: General Issues
- Chapter 3. Energy II: Thermodynamics
- Chapter 4. Information I: Communication, Transmission, and Information Theory
- Chapter 5. Information II: Science, Technology, and Systems
- Chapter 6. Feedback and Control I: History and Classical Methodologies
- Chapter 7. Feedback and Control II: Modern Methodologies
- Chapter 8. Adaptation, Complexity, and Complex Adaptive Systems
- Chapter 9. Self-Organization
- Chapter 10. Energy in Life and Society
- Chapter 11. Information in Life and Society
- Chapter 12. Feedback Control in Life and Society
- Chapter 13.Adaptation and Self-Organization in Life and Society.