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Fleck, Robert |
Entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics |
I12837 |
2023 |
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Khrennikov, Andrei Y |
Open Quantum Systems in Biology, Cognitive and Social Sciences |
I12723 |
2023 |
eBook |
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Neuman, Yair |
How Small Social Systems Work |
I11668 |
2021 |
eBook |
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dell'Isola, Francesco |
Big-(Wo)men, Tyrants, Chiefs, Dictators, Emperors and Presidents |
I09391 |
2019 |
eBook |
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Traag, Vincent |
Algorithms and Dynamical Models for Communities and Reputation in Social Networks |
I08012 |
2014 |
eBook |
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Holme, Petter |
Temporal Networks |
I07999 |
2013 |
eBook |
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Massip-Bonet, ??ngels |
Complexity Perspectives on Language, Communication and Society |
I07610 |
2013 |
eBook |
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Miritello, Giovanna |
Temporal Patterns of Communication in Social Networks |
I06996 |
2013 |
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| Title | Entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics : or Why Things Tend to Go Wrong and Seem to Get Worse |
| Author(s) | Fleck, Robert |
| Publication | Cham, 1. Imprint: Springer
2. Springer Nature Switzerland, 2023. |
| Description | XI, 130 p. 21 illus., 17 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | This book is a brief and accessible popular science text intended for a broad audience and of particular interest also to science students and specialists. Using a minimum of mathematics, a number of qualitative and quantitative examples, and clear illustrations, the author explains the science of thermodynamics in its full historical context, focusing on the concepts of energy and its availability and transformation in thermodynamic processes. His ultimate aim is to gain a deep understanding of the second law???the increase of entropy???and its rather disheartening message of a universe descending inexorably into chaos and disorder. It also examines the connection between the second law and why things go wrong in our daily lives. Readers will enhance their science literacy and feel more at home on the science side of author C. P. Snow's celebrated two-culture, science-humanities divide, and hopefully will feel more at home in the universe knowing that the disorder we deal with in our daily lives is not anyone's fault but Nature's. |
| ISBN,Price | 9783031349508 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. EBOOK - SPRINGER
2. MATHEMATICS
3. Mathematics in the Humanities and Social Sciences
4. SOCIAL SCIENCES
5. Sociology
6. STATISTICAL MECHANICS
7. STATISTICAL PHYSICS
8. THERMODYNAMICS
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| Title | Open Quantum Systems in Biology, Cognitive and Social Sciences |
| Author(s) | Khrennikov, Andrei Y |
| Publication | Cham, 1. Imprint: Springer
2. Springer International Publishing, 2023. |
| Description | XXI, 371 p. 11 illus., 10 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | This book mathematically analyzes the basic problems of biology, decision making and psychology within the framework of the theory of open quantum systems. In recent years there has been an explosion of interest in applications of quantum theory in fields beyond physics. The main areas include psychology, decision-making, economics, finance, social science as well as genetics and molecular biology. The corresponding models are referred to as quantum-like; they don???t concern any genuine physical processes in the human brain. Quantum-like models reflect the special features of information processing in biological, cognitive, and social systems which match well with the quantum formalism. This formalism gives rise to the quantum probability model (QP) which differs essentially from Kolmogorov's classical probability model. QP also serves as the basis for quantum information theory. Recently QP has been widely applied to the resolution of the basic paradoxes ofdecision making theory and to modeling experimental data stemming from cognition, psychology, economics, and finance thereby shedding light on probability fallacies and irrational behavior. In this book, the theory of quantum instruments and the quantum master equation are applied to the modeling of biological and cognitive processes, in particular, to the stability of complex biological and social systems interacting with their environment. An essential part of the book is devoted to the theory of the social laser and the Fr??hlich condensate. |
| ISBN,Price | 9783031290244 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. BIOPHYSICS
2. Cognitive science
3. EBOOK - SPRINGER
4. Mathematical Models of Cognitive Processes and Neural Networks
5. MATHEMATICS
6. Mathematics in the Humanities and Social Sciences
7. Neural networks (Computer science)??
8. QUANTUM PHYSICS
9. SOCIAL SCIENCES
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| Title | How Small Social Systems Work : From Soccer Teams to Jazz Trios and Families |
| Author(s) | Neuman, Yair |
| Publication | Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2021. |
| Description | XV, 178 p. 13 illus., 1 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | Most of us are intuitively familiar with small social systems, such as families and soccer teams. Surprisingly, though, most of us are unaware of how complex these systems are or of the fact that they have a unique character distinguishing them from both populations and individuals. The current manuscript, which emerged from high-level scientific publications on the subject, aims to bridge this gap in our understanding of small social systems. The book aims to explain, illustrate, and model the unique and fascinating nature of small (social) systems by relying on deep scientific foundations and by using examples from sport, movies, music, and the martial arts. To support its friendly exposition of challenging scientific ideas, the book also discusses entertaining questions such as (1) why inviting your mother-in-law to dinner might be a challenging event, for reasons you have never considered; (2) why soccer teams should be messy in order to win; (3) why Nazis are deeply wrong in their understanding of the importance of entropy; and (4) why ???panda fighters??? failed in the UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship). "How Small Systems Work is a welcome book, which sheds light on a branch of mathematics overlooked by scholars: how networks store information. Focusing on small systems, the book asks fundamental questions, providing the tools (and the examples) for answering them ???with fun. Neuman analyses, with plenty of humor, the dynamics of a family of cats, the pleasure of listening to jazz, and the science behind football championships, while uncovering hidden gems in the history of cinema??? Dr. Mario Alemi, author of ???The Amazing Journey of Reason: from DNA to Artificial Intelligence??? |
| ISBN,Price | 9783030822385 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. COMPLEX SYSTEMS
2. EBOOK
3. EBOOK - SPRINGER
4. MATHEMATICS
5. Mathematics in Popular Science
6. Mathematics in the Humanities and Social Sciences
7. Social groups
8. SOCIAL SCIENCES
9. Social sciences???Statistical methods
10. Sociology
11. Sociology of Family, Youth and Aging
12. Sport Sociology
13. Sports???Sociological aspects
14. Statistics in Social Sciences, Humanities, Law, Education, Behavorial Sciences, Public Policy
15. SYSTEM THEORY
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| Title | Big-(Wo)men, Tyrants, Chiefs, Dictators, Emperors and Presidents : Towards the Mathematical Understanding of Social Groups |
| Author(s) | dell'Isola, Francesco |
| Publication | Singapore, Springer Singapore, 2019. |
| Description | XXI, 164 p. 2 illus., 1 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | This book highlights mathematical ideas to help explain a number of important aspects of the dynamics of social groups. These ideas are similar to those used to describe the behaviour of Lagrangian mechanical systems, and as such this book appeals to anyone wanting to gain an understanding of the intrinsic unity of natural phenomena |
| ISBN,Price | 9789811394799 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Computational Social Sciences
2. EBOOK
3. EBOOK - SPRINGER
4. MATHEMATICS
5. Mathematics in the Humanities and Social Sciences
6. Popular Science in Mathematics
7. Science???Social aspects
8. SOCIAL SCIENCES
9. Social sciences???Computer programs
10. Social sciences???Data processing
11. Societal Aspects of Physics, Outreach and Education
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| I09391 |
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| Title | Algorithms and Dynamical Models for Communities and Reputation in Social Networks |
| Author(s) | Traag, Vincent |
| Publication | Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2014. |
| Description | XIV, 229 p. 40 illus., 19 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | A persistent problem when finding communities in large complex networks is the so-called resolution limit. This thesis addresses this issue meticulously, and introduces the important notion of resolution-limit-free. Remarkably, only few methods possess this desirable property, and this thesis puts forward one such method. Moreover, it discusses how to asses whether communities can occur by chance or not. One aspect that is often ignored in this field is treated here: links can also be negative, as in war or conflict. Besides how to incorporate this in community detection, it also examines the dynamics of such negative links, inspired by a sociological theory known as social balance. This has intriguing connections to the evolution of cooperation, suggesting that for cooperation to emerge, groups often split in two opposing factions. In addition to these theoretical contributions, the thesis also contains an empirical analysis of the effect of trading communities on international conflict, and how communities form in a citation network with positive and negative links |
| ISBN,Price | 9783319063911 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Applications of Graph Theory and Complex Networks
2. EBOOK
3. EBOOK - SPRINGER
4. Economic sociology
5. GAME THEORY
6. Game Theory, Economics, Social and Behav. Sciences
7. MATHEMATICS
8. Mathematics in the Humanities and Social Sciences
9. Organizational Studies, Economic Sociology
10. PHYSICS
11. SOCIAL SCIENCES
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| Title | Temporal Networks |
| Author(s) | Holme, Petter;Saram??ki, Jari |
| Publication | Berlin, Heidelberg, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2013. |
| Description | VIII, 352 p : online resource |
| Abstract Note | The concept of temporal networks is an extension of complex networks as a modeling framework to include information on when interactions between nodes happen. Many studies of the last decade examine how the static network structure affect dynamic systems on the network. In this traditional approach?? the temporal aspects are pre-encoded in the dynamic system model. Temporal-network methods, on the other hand, lift the temporal information from the level of system dynamics to the mathematical representation of the contact network itself. This framework becomes particularly useful for cases where there is a lot of structure and heterogeneity both in the timings of interaction events and the network topology. The advantage compared to common static network approaches is the ability to design more accurate models in order to explain and predict large-scale dynamic phenomena (such as, e.g., epidemic outbreaks and other spreading phenomena). On the other hand, temporal network methods are mathematically and conceptually more challenging. This book is intended as a first introduction and state-of-the art overview of this rapidly emerging field |
| ISBN,Price | 9783642364617 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Applications of Graph Theory and Complex Networks
2. COMPLEXITY
3. COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY
4. EBOOK
5. EBOOK - SPRINGER
6. MATHEMATICS
7. Mathematics in the Humanities and Social Sciences
8. Methodology of the Social Sciences
9. PHYSICS
10. SOCIAL SCIENCES
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| Title | Complexity Perspectives on Language, Communication and Society |
| Author(s) | Massip-Bonet, ??ngels;Bastardas-Boada, Albert |
| Publication | Berlin, Heidelberg, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2013. |
| Description | XVI, 256 p : online resource |
| Abstract Note | The ???language-communication-society??? triangle defies traditional scientific approaches. Rather, it is a phenomenon that calls for an integration of complex, transdisciplinary perspectives, if we are to make any progress in understanding how it works. The highly diverse agents in play are not merely cognitive and/or cultural, but also emotional and behavioural in their specificity. Indeed, the effort may require building a theoretical and methodological body of knowledge that can effectively convey the characteristic properties of phenomena in human terms. New complexity approaches allow us to rethink our limited and mechanistic images of human societies and create more appropriate emo-cognitive dynamic and holistic models. We have to enter into dialogue with the complexity views coming out of other more ???material??? sciences, but we also need to take steps in the linguistic and psycho-sociological fields towards creating perspectives and concepts better fitted to human characteristics. Our understanding of complexity is different ??? but not opposed ??? to the one that is more commonly found in texts written by people working in physics or computer science, for example. The goal of this book is to extend the knowledge of these other more ???human??? or socially oriented perspectives on complexity, taking account of the language and communication singularities of human agents in society. ?? ?? |
| ISBN,Price | 9783642328176 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. AUTOMATION
2. Data-driven Science, Modeling and Theory Building
3. EBOOK
4. EBOOK - SPRINGER
5. ECONOPHYSICS
6. MATHEMATICS
7. Mathematics in the Humanities and Social Sciences
8. ROBOTICS
9. Robotics and Automation
10. SOCIAL SCIENCES
11. Sociophysics
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| Title | Temporal Patterns of Communication in Social Networks |
| Author(s) | Miritello, Giovanna |
| Publication | Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2013. |
| Description | XIV, 153 p : online resource |
| Abstract Note | The main interest of this research has been in understanding and characterizing large networks of human interactions as continuously changing objects. In fact, although many real social networks are dynamic networks whose elements and properties continuously change over time, traditional approaches to social network analysis are essentially static, thus neglecting all temporal aspects. Specifically, we have investigated the role that temporal patterns of human interaction play in three main fields of social network analysis and data mining: characterization of time (or attention) allocation in social networks, prediction of link decay/persistence, and information spreading. In order to address this we analyzed large anonymized data sets of phone call communication traces over long periods of time. Access to these observations was granted by Telefonica Research, Spain. The findings that emerge from our research indicate that the observed heterogeneities and correlations of human temporal patterns of interaction significantly affect the traditional view of social networks, shifting from a very steady to a highly complex entity. Since structure and dynamics are tightly coupled, they cannot be disentangled in the analysis and modeling of human behavior, though traditional models seek to do so. Our results impact not only the way in which social network are traditionally characterized, but more importantly also the understanding and modeling phenomena such as group formation, spread of epidemics, and the dissemination of ideas, opinions and information |
| ISBN,Price | 9783319001104 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Applications of Graph Theory and Complex Networks
2. COMMUNICATION
3. Communication Studies
4. COMPLEX SYSTEMS
5. EBOOK
6. EBOOK - SPRINGER
7. GAME THEORY
8. Game Theory, Economics, Social and Behav. Sciences
9. MATHEMATICS
10. Mathematics in the Humanities and Social Sciences
11. PHYSICS
12. SOCIAL SCIENCES
13. SYSTEM THEORY
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