SIMPLEXITY
Charles François (2004). SIMPLEXITY, International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics, 2(2): 3043.
| Collection | International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics |
|---|---|
| Year | 2004 |
| Vol. (num.) | 2(2) |
| ID | ◀ 3043 ▶ |
| Object type | Methodology or model |
- “The emergence of large-scale simplicities as a direct consequence of rules ” (J. COHEN & I. STEWART, 1994)
Simplexity can be considered as a near-synonym for S. KAUFFMAN's “antichaos ”.
M. SHERMER comments: “These predictable laws (of nature) interact with unpredictable contingencies to occasionally trigger the ”collapse of chaos “. After the collapse simple rules ”emerge from underlying disorder and complexity “ (1997, p.25)
The whole subject seems to be closely related with the disordering of systems of lesser levels by excessive energy inputs , the appearance of growing and unwieldy fluctuations , the crossing of a critical point , and the emergence of a more complex system around a new nucleus , as described in Prigoginian thermodynamics of systems far from equilibrium .