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- 2009927020 abstract "How can our societies be stabilized in a crisis? Why do we enjoy and understand Shakespeare? Why are fruitflies uniform? How do omnivorous eating habits aid our survival? What makes the Mona Lisa's smile beautiful? How do women keep their social structures intact? -- Could there possibly be a single answer to all these questions? This book shows that the statement 'weak links stabilize complex systems' provides the key to understanding each of these intriguing puzzles, and many others too. The author...uses weak (low affinity, low probability) interactions as a thread to introduce a vast variety of networks from proteins to economics and ecosystems. --From publisher description.".
- 2009927020 contributor B11724944.
- 2009927020 created "2009.".
- 2009927020 date "2009".
- 2009927020 date "2009.".
- 2009927020 dateCopyrighted "2009.".
- 2009927020 description "A principle is born: the Granovetter study -- Why do we like networks? -- Network stability -- Weak links as stabilizers of complex systems -- Atoms, molecules, and macromolecules -- Weak links and cellular stability -- Weak links and the stability of organisms -- Social nets -- Networks of human culture -- The global web -- The Ecoweb -- Conclusions and perspectives.".
- 2009927020 description "How can our societies be stabilized in a crisis? Why do we enjoy and understand Shakespeare? Why are fruitflies uniform? How do omnivorous eating habits aid our survival? What makes the Mona Lisa's smile beautiful? How do women keep their social structures intact? -- Could there possibly be a single answer to all these questions? This book shows that the statement 'weak links stabilize complex systems' provides the key to understanding each of these intriguing puzzles, and many others too. The author...uses weak (low affinity, low probability) interactions as a thread to introduce a vast variety of networks from proteins to economics and ecosystems. --From publisher description.".
- 2009927020 description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [339]-387) and index.".
- 2009927020 extent "xxv, 404 p. :".
- 2009927020 identifier "3642011926 (pbk.)".
- 2009927020 identifier "9783642011924 (pbk.)".
- 2009927020 isPartOf "Frontiers collection.".
- 2009927020 isPartOf "The frontiers collection, 1612-3018".
- 2009927020 issued "2009".
- 2009927020 issued "2009.".
- 2009927020 language "eng".
- 2009927020 publisher "Berlin ; London : Springer,".
- 2009927020 subject "117 22".
- 2009927020 subject "BD396 .C75 2009".
- 2009927020 subject "Complex organizations.".
- 2009927020 subject "Social networks.".
- 2009927020 subject "Stability.".
- 2009927020 subject "System analysis.".
- 2009927020 subject "Whole and parts (Philosophy)".
- 2009927020 tableOfContents "A principle is born: the Granovetter study -- Why do we like networks? -- Network stability -- Weak links as stabilizers of complex systems -- Atoms, molecules, and macromolecules -- Weak links and cellular stability -- Weak links and the stability of organisms -- Social nets -- Networks of human culture -- The global web -- The Ecoweb -- Conclusions and perspectives.".
- 2009927020 title "Weak links : the universal key to the stability of networks and complex systems / by Peter Csermely.".
- 2009927020 type "text".