REGIME DYNAMICS
Charles François (2004). REGIME DYNAMICS, International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics, 2(2): 2799.
| Collection | International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics |
|---|---|
| Year | 2004 |
| Vol. (num.) | 2(2) |
| ID | ◀ 2799 ▶ |
| Object type | Methodology or model |
As systems are oscillators, they tend to some sort of periodic regularity, i.e. to a dynamic regime. A dynamically stable regime correspond to a toric or periodic attractor.
However, a regime is not necessarily stable in the long run. Some very unfrequent environmental disturbances may unsettle stability, throwing the system “out of gear”, either into another dynamically stable regime — possibly at a higher level of complexity if the disturbance is a permanently heightened flow of energy, or into chaotic behavior.
Any given regime is in many cases taken for granted. Such a mental rut is quite dangerous, because it leads to a false sense of security and eventually to dramatic awakenings.