Talk:Complex system
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The following paragraph was moved here because it seems to be very much POV:
We often hear of groups having "strong" or "weak" boundaries but without any clear sense of the meaning. I believe that it is possible to gain some clarity by considering connectivity. I hypothesise that an individual agent can only have a certain number of connections to other agents (with human agents this number will change according to the state of the individual and also the state of the environment). We can then think of the strength of a group's boundaries as the proportion of connections which are made within the group - the greater the proportion, the stronger the group boundaries. If all connections are made within the group it forms a closed system.
At the least, phrases containing I should be avoided. -- Kimiko 18:14, 24 Aug 2003 (UTC)
I just reverted an edit that added apostrophes to a few headings in the page. I'm guessing they were an attempt to add emphasis, but they broke the index. Since I was unable to guess the desired result, I couldn't repair the edit. Since it crippled the page, I just removed them. Jmeppley 22:55, 13 Aug 2004 (UTC)
Just wanted to say that I know nothing about systems theory or anything like that, and I found this article informative and well written. Kudos! Fishal 23:28, 1 Sep 2004 (UTC)
This Article Should be Rewritten
I'm sorry to find so much confusion about complexity here, as much as everywhere else. I would seriously recommend that authors, and others interested, familiarise themselves with the subject before trying to present it. As a beginning, I would suggest Klaus Meinzer's "Thinking in Complexity".
There is not even a word on neural networks, agents or oscilators. The whole article simply describes (some) attributes without even trying to describe the phenomenon itself.
The division on Systems Theory and Complex Systems also indicates a lack of understanding. I'll be glad if my page ([1] (http://users.zipworld.com.au/~damir/complexity.htm)) can help. I can also contribute, if you wish, but my English might need some editing.
Sincerely,
Damir