DocumentCode
2715039
Title
Lessons from complex systems modeling: Crisis, innovation, decision making
Author
Erdi, Peter
Author_Institution
Complex Syst. Studies, Center for Complex Syst. Studies, Kalamazoo College, MI, USA
fYear
2009
fDate
14-19 June 2009
Firstpage
787
Lastpage
788
Abstract
Model and truth: By thinking in terms of and with the help of models, we consciously give up a language, which implies that we might be the only ones, who are able to know the only truth. We do not say that ldquothese are the facts, and only the facts matterrdquo. A more appropriate language says: ldquoBy assuming this and that, and adopting the set of these rules, we may imply this and thatrdquo. This is not a shame. We may admit that we are not the owners of the final and infallible truth.
Keywords
Gaussian distribution; decision making; large-scale systems; modelling; neurophysiology; patents; politics; stock markets; complex systems modeling; epilepsy; financial crisis; innovation; patent citation network; public policy decision making processes; rule adoption; Biological neural networks; Computer crashes; Decision making; Epilepsy; Explosions; Modeling; Neurons; Probability distribution; Stock markets; Technological innovation;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Neural Networks, 2009. IJCNN 2009. International Joint Conference on
Conference_Location
Atlanta, GA
ISSN
1098-7576
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-3548-7
Electronic_ISBN
1098-7576
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IJCNN.2009.5179089
Filename
5179089
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