COOPERATIVITY
Charles François (2004). COOPERATIVITY, International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics, 2(1): 719.
| Collection | International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics |
|---|---|
| Year | 2004 |
| Vol. (num.) | 2(1) |
| ID | ◀ 719 ▶ |
| Object type | Methodology or model |
According to V. ROWLAND, cooperativity is a typical property of elements in networks: “… the property of neurons interacting with their immediate neighbors and generating by this means, sudden transitions from noncooperative to cooperative dynamics” (1976, p.123).
ROWLAND traces cooperativity back to atomic, molecular and magnetic phenomena.
Cooperativity, in this sense, is probably the initial step toward sociality. It is related to percolation and the unstable behavior of composite systems.