Systems science

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Systems science is a term in use since the 1960s that refers to the field of science surrounding systems theory, cybernetics, the science of complex systems. As an interdisciplinary science, it is applicable in a variety of areas, such as engineering, biology, medicine and social sciences.

Systems sciences deals with self-organization, Autopoiesis, emergence, multi-agent systems, open systems, closed systems, feedback loops and related phenomena.

Notable contributors to the field include Jay Forrester, Humberto Maturana, Stuart Kauffman, Norbert Wiener and William Ross Ashby.

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References

Xu, Li D. "The contributions of Systems Science to Information Systems Research", Systems Research and Behavioral Science, 17, 2000, p. 105-116.
Warfield, John N. "A proposal for Systems Science", Systems Research and Behavioral Science, 20, 2003, p. 507-520.
Bailey, Kenneth D. "Fifty Years of Systems Science:Further Reflections", Systems Research and Behavioral Science, 22, 2005, p. 355-361.

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