I'd love to make it, but sadly I don't have a plane that flies fast enough. Need to see if the Thunderbirds will lend me theirs...
On Mon, Jul 31, 2006 at 11:23:39AM -0600, Owen Densmore wrote: > As you have likely noticed, we've had a few conversations on FRIAM > discussing formalisms in complexity: > [FRIAM] Definition of Complexity > [FRIAM] Dynamics of Complex Systems by Yaneer Bar-Yam > [FRIAM] Lyapunov Exponent > [FRIAM] What have the Romans - sorry - complexity done for us? > > You are invited to come chat about all this in person at the WedTech > meeting this Wed, Aug 2. > > Due to schedule madness, we'll meet at 1:30, later than usual. We'll > not need the conference room, so we'll meet at Tesoro so we can lunch > while chatting. Best to get there a bit earlier so you can order > lunch/greet before we start. > > Feel free to think of an issue or stance taken in the email exchanges > and expand upon the theme. Or come with something new! Devil's > advocates welcome! > > Examples taken from the various emails: > - Hubler's and Gell-Mann's Definitions. > - Thermal Dynamic or Statistical Mechanic formalisms. > - Dissipative Structures, Gradients and Work. > - Few Textbooks covering the field. > - What headway has been made in the last 10 years? > - Define Self Organization and/or Emergence. > - Measures: Reynolds number, Correlation Length, etc. > - What's the rush -- its emerging itself! > - It's not a science but an approach. > - This is silly and you are all chasing your tails! > > -- Owen > > Owen Densmore > http://backspaces.net - http://redfish.com - http://friam.org > > > > ============================================================ > 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 -- *PS: A number of people ask me about the attachment to my email, which is of type "application/pgp-signature". Don't worry, it is not a virus. It is an electronic signature, that may be used to verify this email came from me if you have PGP or GPG installed. Otherwise, you may safely ignore this attachment. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- A/Prof Russell Standish Phone 8308 3119 (mobile) Mathematics 0425 253119 (") UNSW SYDNEY 2052 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Australia http://parallel.hpc.unsw.edu.au/rks International prefix +612, Interstate prefix 02 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ============================================================ 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
