CHAIN REACTION
Charles François (2004). CHAIN REACTION, International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics, 2(1): 392.
| Collection | International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics |
|---|---|
| Year | 2004 |
| Vol. (num.) | 2(1) |
| ID | ◀ 392 ▶ |
| Object type | General information |
- “A reaction that proceeds in a series of steps with each step being made possible by the preceeding one” (Template:Ency entity-Template:Ency entity, 1983, p.7).
A chain reaction may lead either to a runaway in case of unchecked positive feedback, or to dynamic stability as for example when a hypercycle sets in, or still, to the progressive extinction of the process in case of damped oscillations leading to a final static equilibrium.