Selforganizology: The Science of Self-Organization

By Wenjun Zhang

This invaluable book is the first of its kind on 'selforganizology', the science of self-organization. It covers a wide range of topics, such as the theory, principle and methodology of selforganizology, agent-based modelling, intelligence basis, ant colony optimization, fish/particle swarm optimization, cellular automata, spatial diffusion models, evolutionary algorithms, self-adaptation and control systems, self-organizing neural networks, catastrophe theory and methods, and self-organization of biological communities, etc.Readers will have an in-depth and comprehensive understanding of selforganizology, with detailed background information provided for those who wish to delve deeper into the subject and explore research literature.This book is a valuable reference for research scientists, university teachers, graduate students and high-level undergraduates in the areas of computational science, artificial intelligence, applied mathematics, engineering science, social science and life sciences.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9814699489
• ISBN13: 9789814699488
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
• Length: 404 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.1"