TRANSITION (Discontinuous)
Charles François (2004). TRANSITION (Discontinuous), International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics, 2(2): 3622.
| Collection | International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics |
|---|---|
| Year | 2004 |
| Vol. (num.) | 2(2) |
| ID | ◀ 3622 ▶ |
| Object type | Methodology or model |
The sudden emergence of a new steady state after a bifurcation in a system far-from-equilibrium.
Such transitions appear beyond a threshold at a critical distance from equilibrium and result from self-amplifying fluctuations which cannot anymore be damped and controlled by the system.
These non-equilibrium transitions lead to qualitatively, i.e. evolutive new states.