Self-reference as a principal indicator of complexity | Zendy

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Self-reference as a principal indicator of complexity

Author(s) -

Stefan Hempel,

Ricardo Pineda,

Eric Smith

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

procedia computer science

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.334

H-Index - 76

ISSN - 1877-0509

DOI - 10.1016/j.procs.2011.08.007

Subject(s) - computer science , principal (computer security) , artificial intelligence , information retrieval , data mining , computer security

elf-reference, the ability of a system to refer to itself, is a necessary condition for complexity, and can indeed form the basis for a definition of complexity. When a part of the system can refer to the whole of the system, there indeed have to be deeper complex structures and processes than those that only superficially appear. Examples of the centrality and essentialness of self-reference to complexity can be found in many fields of study, including mathematics, system of system architecture, and systems engineering processes

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