SWITCHING
Charles François (2004). SWITCHING, International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics, 2(2): 3281.
| Collection | International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics |
|---|---|
| Year | 2004 |
| Vol. (num.) | 2(2) |
| ID | ◀ 3281 ▶ |
| Object type | General information, Methodology or model |
The crossing of a system or population from one domain of attraction to another.
As to populations, C. HOLLING explains: “It has indeed been found that fecundity and mortality will generate domains of attraction, with each domain separated from other by characteristic extinction and escape threshholds (1965).
- “As long as the populations remain within one domain, they have a consistent and regular form of behavior. If they pass a boundary to the domain by chance or through intervention by man, then the behavior suddenly changes…” (1976, p.80).
A similar situation has been shown by H. LABORIT in physio-psychological processes switching from resistance to submission, or conversely (1954, p.3).
See also
Catastrophe