> A similar measure, as far as I know, is not available for description > of Complex systems .. one that offers a solution to the inclusion > principal for Complex processes.
Well, no, because every system can be described as complex... same for emergent properties, it all depends on the context... In other words, there are no "simple" systems, but certainly there are some systems more complex than others, under a specific frame of reference. My notion of complexity is: The complexity of a system scales with the number of its elements, the number of interactions between them, the complexities of the elements, and the complexities of the interactions This is recursive, so you can apply it to any system, you just need to set a common level/context to compare any two systems. However, I don't think it might be more useful for a particular context where there is already an established complexity measure than that particular measure. I first proposed it on http://uk.arxiv.org/abs/nlin.AO/0109001 (that was some time ago! I need to refresh my philosophical ideas...) and for those who prefer equations, it is formally expressed in http://uk.arxiv.org/abs/nlin.AO/0505009 (equation (1)) Best regards, Carlos Gershenson... Centrum Leo Apostel, Vrije Universiteit Brussel Krijgskundestraat 33. B-1160 Brussels, Belgium http://homepages.vub.ac.be/~cgershen/ “Tendencies tend to change...” ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org
