DOI: 10.1126/science.284.5411.87. Simple Lessons from Complexity

10.1126/science.284.5411.87

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Abstract

The complexity of the world is contrasted with the simplicity of the basic laws of physics. In recent years, considerable study has been devoted to systems that exhibit complex outcomes. This experience has not given us any new laws of physics, but has instead given us a set of lessons about appropriate ways of approaching complex systems.

Bibliography

Goldenfeld, N., & Kadanoff, L. P. (1999). Simple Lessons from Complexity. Science, 284(5411), 87â89.

Authors 2

Nigel Goldenfeld (first)
Leo P. Kadanoff (additional)

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Supported in part by NSF grant NSF-DMR-93-14938 (N.G.) and by the ASCI Flash Center at the University of Chicago under U.S. Department of Energy contract B341495 (L.P.K.).

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Published	26 years, 4 months ago (April 2, 1999)
Published Print	26 years, 4 months ago (April 2, 1999)

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