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Hierarchically Constrained Dynamics and Emergence of Complex Behavior in Nanohybrids
Author(s) -
Carlos L. D.,
Pacheco J. M.,
Ferreira R. A. S.,
Videira A. L. L.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
small
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.785
H-Index - 236
eISSN - 1613-6829
pISSN - 1613-6810
DOI - 10.1002/smll.200900899
Subject(s) - dynamics (music) , relaxation (psychology) , chemical physics , collective behavior , statistical physics , materials science , nanotechnology , logarithm , biological system , physics , mathematics , psychology , social psychology , mathematical analysis , sociology , anthropology , acoustics , biology
The emitted relaxation energy of an organic–inorganic nanohybrid upon repeated heating/cooling cycles exhibits a logarithmic time dependence (associated with hierarchically constrained dynamics), thereby providing a conspicuous fingerprint of emergent complex behavior. It is proposed that the emergence of complexity may be the rule, rather than the exception, concerning the interplay of individual and collective behavior.