CRITICAL STATE (Sub , super-)
Charles François (2004). CRITICAL STATE (Sub , super-), International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics, 2(1): 763.
| Collection | International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics |
|---|---|
| Year | 2004 |
| Vol. (num.) | 2(1) |
| ID | ◀ 763 ▶ |
| Object type | Methodology or model |
In composite systems, the subcritical states do not allow for a significative propagation of some local perturbation, obviously because the clusters generally are not linked.
In the critical state, the linkages lead to a considerable propagation of the initial perturbation.
In the supercritical states, the perturbation propagates itself to most of the system (sudden global chain reaction or runaway event).