applied to other systems at every level of nesting, and in a wide range of fields for achieving optimized equifinality. General systems theory is about developing...

thermodynamics, and evolutionary theory. This concept was expanded upon with the advent of information theory and subsequently systems theory. Today the concept has...

World-systems theory (also known as world-systems analysis or the world-systems perspective) is a multidisciplinary approach to world history and social...

equations are employed, the theory is called continuous dynamical systems. From a physical point of view, continuous dynamical systems is a generalization of...

Systems theory in anthropology is an interdisciplinary, non-representative, non-referential, and non-Cartesian approach that brings together natural and...

such as power grid, transportation or communication systems, complex software and electronic systems, social and economic organizations (like cities), an...

Ecological systems theory is a broad term used to capture the theoretical contributions of developmental psychologist Urie Bronfenbrenner. Bronfenbrenner...

Control theory is a field of control engineering and applied mathematics that deals with the control of dynamical systems in engineered processes and...

of disorder and irregularities. Chaos theory states that within the apparent randomness of chaotic complex systems, there are underlying patterns, interconnection...

expressed in its functioning. Systems are the subjects of study of systems theory and other systems sciences. Systems have several common properties...

Developmental systems theory (DST) is an overarching theoretical perspective on biological development, heredity, and evolution. It emphasizes the shared...

Family Systems Model (IFS) is an integrative approach to individual psychotherapy developed by Richard C. Schwartz in the 1980s. It combines systems thinking...

Systems theory in political science is a highly abstract, partly holistic view of politics, influenced by cybernetics. The adaptation of system theory...

systems theory General systems theory Living systems theory LTI system theory Social systems Sociotechnical systems theory Mathematical system theory...

environment. James Grier Miller's living systems theory is a general theory about the existence of all living systems, their structure, interaction, behavior...

Systems theory in archaeology is the application of systems theory and systems thinking in archaeology. It originated with the work of Ludwig von Bertalanffy...

dynamic systems theory was recommended by Kees de Bot to refer to both complexity theory and dynamic systems theory. Numerous labels such as chaos theory, complexity...

Social systems theory may refer to one of the following theories: Niklas Luhmann's theory of social systems Actor–network theory, a theoretical and methodological...

The interstate system is a concept used within world-systems theory to describe the system of state relationships that arose either as a concomitant process...

Theory of Computing Systems is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published by Springer Verlag. Published since 1967 as Mathematical Systems Theory and...

steady-state. LTI systems cannot produce frequency components that are not in the input. LTI system theory is good at describing many important systems. Most LTI...

A glossary of terms relating to systems theory. Adaptive capacity: An important part of the resilience of systems in the face of a perturbation, helping...

boiler to large industrial control systems which are used for controlling processes or machines. The control systems are designed via control engineering...

Abstract systems theory (also see: formal system) Action Theory Adaptive systems theory (also see: complex adaptive system) Applied general systems theory (also...

In philosophy, systems theory, science, and art, emergence occurs when a complex entity has properties or behaviors that its parts do not have on their...

contexts, enabling systems change. Systems thinking draws on and contributes to systems theory and the system sciences. The term system is polysemic: Robert...

Viable system theory (VST) concerns cybernetic processes in relation to the development/evolution of dynamical systems: it can be used to explain living...

Work System Theory (WST) and Work System Method (WSM) are both forms of socio-technical systems but in the form of work systems. Also, the Work System Method...

to use formal systems as the foundation of knowledge in mathematics. The term formalism is sometimes a rough synonym for formal system, but it also refers...

chaos theory, catastrophe theory, and bifurcation theory. In social systems, deterministic chaos is infrequent, because the elements of the system include...