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Quantum concepts and complex systems
Author(s) -
Brändas Erkki J.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
international journal of quantum chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.484
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1097-461X
pISSN - 0020-7608
DOI - 10.1002/qua.10830
Subject(s) - ilya , exposition (narrative) , mesoscopic physics , quantum , character (mathematics) , tribute , theoretical physics , epistemology , presentation (obstetrics) , computer science , physics , philosophy , mathematics , quantum mechanics , law , medicine , art , linguistics , geometry , literature , political science , radiology
In this tribute to Ilya Prigogine, we refer to his fundamental presentation of the two conflicting views of nature: on one hand, the deterministic time‐reversible exposition, and on the other, the evolutionary irreversible character of the universe. This consideration leads to the closely related notion of complexity or complex system calling for new perspectives concerning the description of natural phenomena. In this development, the Brussels school has played and continues to play a leading role as originator, designer, guide, and inspirator. The current contribution focuses on special issues that apply to various levels of organization, that is, starting from the microscopic arriving via the mesoscopic to the macroscopic level. We particularly confront the basic question, namely, the location of the origin, if any, of self‐organization. It is argued that the emergence of generic time scales and the formulation of general nonadiabatic procedures, containing cooperative physical principles, are all interconnected. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Quantum Chem, 2004