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Competition and complexity in spatially connected networks
Author(s) -
Reggiani Aura,
Nijkamp Peter
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
system dynamics review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.491
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1099-1727
pISSN - 0883-7066
DOI - 10.1002/sdr.4260110105
Subject(s) - competition (biology) , computer science , focus (optics) , simple (philosophy) , node (physics) , stability (learning theory) , chaotic , space (punctuation) , complex network , complex system , distributed computing , theoretical computer science , ecology , artificial intelligence , engineering , machine learning , physics , biology , philosophy , structural engineering , epistemology , world wide web , optics , operating system
Much attention has recently been paid to the potential of using analytical tools derived from ecology and biology for analyzing competitive (or synergetic) interactions in a complex spatial network. Defining a network as a complex space‐time system, this article investigates the implications of spatial interconnections when oscillating or chaotic behavior in a certain node of a network is spread in both space and time. The main focus is on stability/ complexity in a network with a view to varying complexity in terms of the number of functional elements (e.g., nodes, competing/growing centers). Some simulation experiments involving simple‐dimensional spatial systems are described.