Synergetics: A Workshop Proceedings Of The International Workshop On Synergetics At Schloss Elmau, Bavaria, May 2-7, 1977 (springer Series In Synergetics)

This volume contains most of the invited papers presented at the International Work­ shop on Synergetics, Schloss E1mau, Bavaria, May 2 to.May 7, 1977. This workshop fol­ lowed an International Symposium on SynergetiGS at Schloss E1mau, 1972, and an Inter­ national SUl11l1erschoo1 at Erice, Sicily, 1974. Synergetics is a rather new field of interdisciplinary research which studies the self-organized behavior of systems leading to the formation of structures and func­ tionings. Indeed the whole universe seems to be organized, with pronounced structures starting from spiral galaxies down to living cells. Furthermore, very many of the most interesting phenomena occur in systems which are far from thermal equilibrium. Synergetics in its present form focusses its attention on those phenomena where dra­ matic changes occur on a macroscopic scale. Here indeed Synergetics was able to re­ veal profound analogies between systems in different disciplines ranging from physics to sociology. This volume contains contributions from various fields but the reader will easily discover their cOl11J1on goal. Not only in the natural sciences but also in ecology, sociology, and economy, man is confronted with the problems of complex sys­ tems. The principles and analogies unearthed by Synergetics will certainly be very he1pfu~ to cope with such difficult problems. I use this opportunity to thank the Vo1kswagenwerk Foundation for its support of the project Synergetics and in particular for sponsoring the International Workshop on Synergetics. Front Matter....Pages I-X Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Some Aspects of Synergetics....Pages 2-17 Radiation and Entropy, Coherence and Negentropy....Pages 18-25 What is Catastrophe Theory about?....Pages 26-32 Front Matter....Pages 33-33 Bifurcation of a Continuum of Unstable Modes....Pages 34-38 The Bifurcation of T-periodic Solutions into nT-periodic Solutions and TORI....Pages 39-50 Cooperative Effects in Fluid Problems....Pages 51-57 Front Matter....Pages 59-59 Transition to Turbulence in a Fluid Flow....Pages 60-69 Instabilities in Fluid Dynamics....Pages 70-78 Front Matter....Pages 79-79 Instabilities in Stellar Evolution....Pages 80-89 Front Matter....Pages 91-91 I. Basic Concepts....Pages 92-103 II. Mathematical Structures....Pages 104-119 Front Matter....Pages 121-121 Chemical Instabilities as Critical Phenomena....Pages 122-132 Chemical Evolution far from Equilibrium....Pages 133-154 Entropy and Critical Fluctuations in a Stochastic Model of Second Order Nonequilibrium Phase Transition....Pages 155-161 Front Matter....Pages 163-163 Chemical Waves and Chemical Turbulence....Pages 164-173 Chemical Turbulence A Synopsis....Pages 174-183 Continuous Chaos....Pages 184-197 Front Matter....Pages 199-199 Morphogenesis Persistence of Organized Structures and Breakthrough of New Structures....Pages 200-213 The Spatial Control of Cell Differentiation by Autocatalysis and Lateral Inhibition....Pages 214-223 Regelmäßig periodische Verteilung im Raum....Pages 224-225 Front Matter....Pages 227-227 Neurosynergetics....Pages 228-240 Biological Control through Long Range Coherence....Pages 241-246 Front Matter....Pages 247-247 Sociocultural Systems and the Challenge of Sociobiology....Pages 248-257 Applications of Synergy in Business Administration....Pages 258-266 The Linguistic Structure of the Chromosome Genetic Code and Language....Pages 267-274 Back Matter....Pages 275-276 This volume contains most of the invited papers presented at the International WorkƯ shop on Synergetics, Schloss E1mau, Bavaria, May 2 to. May 7, 1977. This workshop folƯ lowed an International Symposium on SynergetiGS at Schloss E1mau, 1972, and an InterƯ national SUl11l1erschoo1 at Erice, Sicily, 1974. Synergetics is a rather new field of interdisciplinary research which studies the self-organized behavior of systems leading to the formation of structures and funcƯ tionings. Indeed the whole universe seems to be organized, with pronounced structures starting from spiral galaxies down to living cells. Furthermore, very many of the most interesting phenomena occur in systems which are far from thermal equilibrium. Synergetics in its present form focusses its attention on those phenomena where draƯ matic changes occur on a macroscopic scale. Here indeed Synergetics was able to reƯ veal profound analogies between systems in different disciplines ranging from physics to sociology. This volume contains contributions from various fields but the reader will easily discover their cOl11J1on goal. Not only in the natural sciences but also in ecology, sociology, and economy, man is confronted with the problems of complex sysƯ tems. The principles and analogies unearthed by Synergetics will certainly be very he1pfu~ to cope with such difficult problems. I use this opportunity to thank the Vo1kswagenwerk Foundation for its support of the project Synergetics and in particular for sponsoring the International Workshop on Synergetics