complexity
Let an agent explain complexity as a quality and field of study, relay concepts and measures from complex systems and philosophy of science sources with attribution, describe the phenomena the registry aliases name, and distinguish complexity from complication, randomness, computational complexity and the misfiled divergence.
Research draft, second pass
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Researched by: Claude
Purpose and description
Let an agent explain complexity as a quality and field of study, relay concepts and measures from complex systems and philosophy of science sources with attribution, describe the phenomena the registry aliases name, and distinguish complexity from complication, randomness, computational complexity and the misfiled divergence.
The quality of a system with many interacting parts whose collective behaviour is hard to predict from the parts alone, studied in complex systems science through concepts such as emergence, self-organisation or auto-organisation, nonlinearity and adaptation, with examples in physics, biology, ecology, economics and materials including molecular and intermolecular self-assembly and disordered hyperuniform structures; the registry alias divergence names a separate mathematical concept and appears misfiled, and complexity also has specific technical meanings in computation.
What it is for: Not applicable; a quality of systems.
It can be explain concepts; relay measures and debates; describe named phenomena; distinguish related senses.
Distinguishing features
Emergence
Nonlinearity
Multiple measures
Cross-disciplinary
What it looks like
Not a visible object; a property of systems.
Physical character
Santa Fe Institute founded: 1984 year
hyperuniformity concept: 2003 year - Torquato and Stillinger
Kolmogorov complexity: 1960s note - algorithmic measure
How it is recognised
Many-part interaction producing hard-to-predict behaviour
Self-organisation, self-assembly, molecular and intermolecular self-assembly, disordered hyperuniformity; divergence as misfiled
Complication is many parts without emergence; randomness lacks structure; computational complexity measures algorithmic resources; divergence is mathematical
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms
is studied by -
includes -
is distinct from - a misfiled alias
In practice
Families and kinds
emergence and self-organisation
self-assembly in chemistry and materials
complex adaptive systems
network complexity
measures such as algorithmic and statistical complexity
exotic structures such as disordered hyperuniformity
Standards and regulation
No regulation
Failure modes and hazards
Buzzword use without substance
Confusing complexity senses
Registry alias divergence misfiled
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.complexity
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What complexity is.
Attribution.
Definition
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
- What is complexity, and how does it differ from complication, randomness, computational complexity and divergence? definition
- Is the question about systems science, a phenomenon, a measure or a misfiled alias? boundary
Phenomena
Named phenomena.
Phenomena
Phenomena.
- What are self-organisation, self-assembly and disordered hyperuniformity? definition
- Which entry fits the specific phenomenon? action
Science Complex systems science.
Attribution.
Concepts
Concepts.
Concepts
Concepts.
- How do emergence, feedback and adaptation create complex behaviour? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Measures
Measures.
Measures
Measures.
- How is complexity measured, and why is there no single definition, with positions attributed? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Applications Applications.
Application.
Materials
Materials and chemistry.
Materials
Materials.
- How does molecular self-assembly build complex structures? provenance
- Which entry fits molecular self-assembly? action
Social
Social and economic systems.
Social
Social.
- How are complexity ideas applied to economies and societies, with critiques attributed? provenance
- Is the presentation attributed? boundary
Context Other senses.
Context.
Computation
Computational complexity.
Computation
Computation.
- What is computational complexity, and where is it covered? provenance
- Which entry fits computational complexity theory? action
Divergence
Divergence.
Divergence
Divergence.
- What is divergence in mathematics, and why is it not complexity? provenance
- Which entry fits divergence? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should self-assembly and hyperuniformity be separate primary entries?
- How should complex systems sources be linked?
- The registry alias divergence names a different concept and should be detached