Title Why We Live in Hierarchies? : A Quantitative Treatise Author(s) Zafeiris, Anna;Vicsek, Tam??s Publication Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2018. Description XIV, 110 p. 42 illus., 39 illus. in color : online resource Abstract Note This book systematically interprets and documents new, unifying principles and basic laws describing the most relevant aspects of hierarchy. To do so, it discusses recent experiments and models that are simple and realistic enough to reproduce the observations, and develops concepts for a better understanding of the complexity of systems consisting of many organisms. The book covers systems ranging from flocks of birds to groups of people. ?? Although it focuses on hierarchical collective behavior??in general, two aspects pop up in the majority of cases: collective motion and dynamically changing, partially directed networks (and the natural relation between the two). In addition, it offers a brief description of the most relevant definitions and concepts involved in the context of hierarchies, presenting both a review of the current literature and a number of new experimental and computational results in more detail. It is a valuable resource for students and scholars pursuing research on the structure of interactions within the collectives of animals and humans ISBN,Price 9783319704838 Keyword(s) 1. Applications of Graph Theory and Complex Networks 2. COMPLEX SYSTEMS 3. COMPLEXITY 4. COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY 5. EBOOK 6. EBOOK - SPRINGER 7. PHYSICS 8. Science???Social aspects 9. Societal Aspects of Physics, Outreach and Education 10. STATISTICAL PHYSICS 11. Statistical Physics and Dynamical Systems 12. SYSTEM THEORY Item Type eBook Multi-Media Links Please Click here for eBook Circulation Data Accession#   Call# Status Issued To Return Due On Physical Location I09897     On Shelf