Complex Patterns

Author : Michael J. Katz
Publisher : CUP Archive
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 0521306736

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Templets and the Explanation of Complex Patterns by Michael J. Katz Pdf

Where does the particular form or configuration of a pattern come from, and how is it propagated from pattern to pattern? Templets and the Explanation of Complex Patterns provides a natural language for analysing such questions. Using it, the organisational forces that underlie the fabrication of any pattern can be divided into two classes. First, there are the 'universal laws' of pattern assembly, the configurational rules and constraints inherent within the fabric of the pattern elements themselves. Second, there are the 'templets' - external, situational constraints imposed on the pattern elements. From the perspective of templeting, simple patterns can be directly contrasted with complex patterns: the former are completely determined by their universal laws, whereas the latter also require extensive templets. Natural patterns range along the entire spectrum from simple to complex, and the most complex of these include both random patterns and many biological patterns.

Author : Annalisa Appice,Michelangelo Ceci,Corrado Loglisci,Giuseppe Manco,Elio Masciari,Zbigniew W. Ras
Publisher : Springer
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2014-07-05
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783319084077

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New Frontiers in Mining Complex Patterns by Annalisa Appice,Michelangelo Ceci,Corrado Loglisci,Giuseppe Manco,Elio Masciari,Zbigniew W. Ras Pdf

This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-conference proceedings of the Second International Workshop on New Frontiers in Mining Complex Patterns, NFMCP 2013, held in conjunction with ECML/PKDD 2013 in Prague, Czech Republic, in September 2013. The 16 revised full papers were carefully reviewed and selected from numerous submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on data streams and time series analysis, classification, clustering and pattern discovery, graphs, networks and relational data, machine learning and music data.

Author : Michelangelo Ceci,Corrado Loglisci,Giuseppe Manco,Elio Masciari,Zbigniew Ras
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2020-05-13
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783030488611

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New Frontiers in Mining Complex Patterns by Michelangelo Ceci,Corrado Loglisci,Giuseppe Manco,Elio Masciari,Zbigniew Ras Pdf

This book constitutes the refereed post-conference proceedings of the 8th International Workshop on New Frontiers in Mining Complex Patterns, NFMCP 2019, held in conjunction with ECML-PKDD 2019 in Würzburg, Germany, in September 2019. The workshop focused on the latest developments in the analysis of complex and massive data sources, such as blogs, event or log data, medical data, spatio-temporal data, social networks, mobility data, sensor data and streams.

Author : Yih-Kuen Jan,Cheng-Feng LinFuyuan Liao,Fuyuan Liao,Navrag B. Singh
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2024-01-03
Category : Science
ISBN : 9782832542224

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Nonlinear Dynamics and Complex Patterns in the Human Musculoskeletal System and Movement by Yih-Kuen Jan,Cheng-Feng LinFuyuan Liao,Fuyuan Liao,Navrag B. Singh Pdf

Author : Annalisa Appice,Michelangelo Ceci,Corrado Loglisci,Giuseppe Manco,Elio Masciari,Zbigniew W. Ras
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2020-01-14
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783030366179

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Complex Pattern Mining by Annalisa Appice,Michelangelo Ceci,Corrado Loglisci,Giuseppe Manco,Elio Masciari,Zbigniew W. Ras Pdf

This book discusses the challenges facing current research in knowledge discovery and data mining posed by the huge volumes of complex data now gathered in various real-world applications (e.g., business process monitoring, cybersecurity, medicine, language processing, and remote sensing). The book consists of 14 chapters covering the latest research by the authors and the research centers they represent. It illustrates techniques and algorithms that have recently been developed to preserve the richness of the data and allow us to efficiently and effectively identify the complex information it contains. Presenting the latest developments in complex pattern mining, this book is a valuable reference resource for data science researchers and professionals in academia and industry.

Author : S Kai
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 596 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1992-09-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789814555333

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Pattern Formation In Complex Dissipative Systems: Fluid Patterns, Liquid Crystals, Chemical Reactions by S Kai Pdf

In this volume, the problems of pattern formation in physics, chemistry and other related fields in complex and nonlinear dissipative systems are studied. Main subjects discussed are formation mechanisms, properties, statistics, characterization and dynamics of periodic and nonperiodic patterns in the electrohydrodynamics in liquid crystals, Rayleigh-Benard convection, crystallization, viscous fingering and Belouzov-Zhabotinsky chemical reaction. Recent developments in topological and defect-mediated chaos, chaos in systems with large degrees of freedom and turbulence-turbulence transitions are also discussed.

Author : J. A. Scott Kelso
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Behavior
ISBN : 0262611317

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Dynamic Patterns by J. A. Scott Kelso Pdf

foreword by Hermann Haken For the past twenty years Scott Kelso's research has focused on extending the physical concepts of self- organization and the mathematical tools of nonlinear dynamics to understand how human beings (and human brains) perceive, intend, learn, control, and coordinate complex behaviors. In this book Kelso proposes a new, general framework within which to connect brain, mind, and behavior.Kelso's prescription for mental life breaks dramatically with the classical computational approach that is still the operative framework for many newer psychological and neurophysiological studies. His core thesis is that the creation and evolution of patterned behavior at all levels--from neurons to mind--is governed by the generic processes of self-organization. Both human brain and behavior are shown to exhibit features of pattern-forming dynamical systems, including multistability, abrupt phase transitions, crises, and intermittency. Dynamic Patterns brings together different aspects of this approach to the study of human behavior, using simple experimental examples and illustrations to convey essential concepts, strategies, and methods, with a minimum of mathematics. Kelso begins with a general account of dynamic pattern formation. He then takes up behavior, focusing initially on identifying pattern-forming instabilities in human sensorimotor coordination. Moving back and forth between theory and experiment, he establishes the notion that the same pattern-forming mechanisms apply regardless of the component parts involved (parts of the body, parts of the nervous system, parts of society) and the medium through which the parts are coupled. Finally, employing the latest techniques to observe spatiotemporal patterns of brain activity, Kelso shows that the human brain is fundamentally a pattern forming dynamical system, poised on the brink of instability. Self-organization thus underlies the cooperative action of neurons that produces human behavior in all its forms.

Author : Horst Bunke,Alberto Sanfeliu
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 572 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1990-01-01
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9789814507639

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Syntactic And Structural Pattern Recognition - Theory And Applications by Horst Bunke,Alberto Sanfeliu Pdf

This book is currently the only one on this subject containing both introductory material and advanced recent research results. It presents, at one end, fundamental concepts and notations developed in syntactic and structural pattern recognition and at the other, reports on the current state of the art with respect to both methodology and applications. In particular, it includes artificial intelligence related techniques, which are likely to become very important in future pattern recognition.The book consists of individual chapters written by different authors. The chapters are grouped into broader subject areas like “Syntactic Representation and Parsing”, “Structural Representation and Matching”, “Learning”, etc. Each chapter is a self-contained presentation of one particular topic. In order to keep the original flavor of each contribution, no efforts were undertaken to unify the different chapters with respect to notation. Naturally, the self-containedness of the individual chapters results in some redundancy. However, we believe that this handicap is compensated by the fact that each contribution can be read individually without prior study of the preceding chapters. A unification of the spectrum of material covered by the individual chapters is provided by the subject and author index included at the end of the book.

Author : Chaouqi Misbah
Publisher : Springer
Page : 463 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2016-12-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789402410204

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Complex Dynamics and Morphogenesis by Chaouqi Misbah Pdf

This book offers an introduction to the physics of nonlinear phenomena through two complementary approaches: bifurcation theory and catastrophe theory. Readers will be gradually introduced to the language and formalisms of nonlinear sciences, which constitute the framework to describe complex systems. The difficulty with complex systems is that their evolution cannot be fully predicted because of the interdependence and interactions between their different components. Starting with simple examples and working toward an increasing level of universalization, the work explores diverse scenarios of bifurcations and elementary catastrophes which characterize the qualitative behavior of nonlinear systems. The study of temporal evolution is undertaken using the equations that characterize stationary or oscillatory solutions, while spatial analysis introduces the fascinating problem of morphogenesis. Accessible to undergraduate university students in any discipline concerned with nonlinear phenomena (physics, mathematics, chemistry, geology, economy, etc.), this work provides a wealth of information for teachers and researchers in these various fields. Chaouqi Misbah is a senior researcher at the CNRS (National Centre of Scientific Research in France). His work spans from pattern formation in nonlinear science to complex fluids and biophysics. In 2002 he received a major award from the French Academy of Science for his achievements and in 2003 Grenoble University honoured him with a gold medal. Leader of a group of around 40 scientists, he is a member of the editorial board of the French Academy of Science since 2013 and also holds numerous national and international responsibilities.

Author : H. Frederik Nijhout
Publisher : Smithsonian Institution
Page : 315 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1991-08-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780874749175

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The Development and Evolution of Butterfly Wing Patterns by H. Frederik Nijhout Pdf

Integrating the results of comparative morphology, experiments on pattern development, the genetics of color patterns, and theoretical modeling of pattern formation, Nijhout shows that the enormous diversity of natural patterns arises largely from quantitative variations in a small set of readily understandable generating rules.

Author : Eric Steinhart
Publisher : Broadview Press
Page : 267 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2009-01-29
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781460401361

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More Precisely by Eric Steinhart Pdf

More Precisely provides a rigorous and engaging introduction to the mathematics necessary to do philosophy. It is impossible to fully understand much of the most important work in contemporary philosophy without a basic grasp of set theory, functions, probability, modality and infinity. Until now, this knowledge was difficult to acquire. Professors had to provide custom handouts to their classes, while students struggled through math texts searching for insight. More Precisely fills this key gap. Eric Steinhart provides lucid explanations of the basic mathematical concepts and sets out most commonly used notational conventions. Furthermore, he demonstrates how mathematics applies to many fundamental issues in branches of philosophy such as metaphysics, philosophy of language, epistemology, and ethics.

Author : Constantin Volosencu
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2015-10-21
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789535121862

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Cutting Edge Research in Technologies by Constantin Volosencu Pdf

The book Cutting Edge Research in Technologies responds to the great interest for innovation in the large domain of technologies. It presents contributions by researchers with high expertise in the field, serving as a valuable reference for scientists, researchers, graduate students, and professionals. The book has five chapters covering the following subjects: information and communication technologies and services with the aim of improving the quality of life and the mobility of users, localisation technologies for deployment of mobile robots in dynamic environments, embedded video processing circuit design flow in the Python language, data communications and networking, and textile weaving.

Author : Sitabhra Sinha,S. Sridhar
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2014-12-13
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9781466552845

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Patterns in Excitable Media by Sitabhra Sinha,S. Sridhar Pdf

Excitable media comprise a class of models for a wide range of physical, chemical, and biological systems that exhibit spontaneous formation of spatial patterns. Patterns in Excitable Media: Genesis, Dynamics, and Control explores several aspects of the dynamics of such patterns-in particular their evolution upon interaction with structural and fun

Author : Anson Oliver Kittredge
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1884
Category : Sheet-metal work
ISBN : MSU:31293014537793

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The Metal Worker Pattern Book by Anson Oliver Kittredge Pdf

Author : Thomas R. Zentall,Edward A. Wasserman
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 960 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2012-03-20
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780199930661

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The Oxford Handbook of Comparative Cognition by Thomas R. Zentall,Edward A. Wasserman Pdf

In the past decade, the field of comparative cognition has grown and thrived. No less rigorous than purely behavioristic investigations, examinations of animal intelligence are useful for scientists and psychologists alike in their quest to understand the nature and mechanisms of intelligence. Extensive field research of various species has yielded exciting new areas of research, integrating findings from psychology, behavioral ecology, and ethology in a unique and wide-ranging synthesis of theory and research on animal cognition. The Oxford Handbook of Comparative Cognition contains sections on perception and illusion, attention and search, memory processes, spatial cognition, conceptualization and categorization, problem solving and behavioral flexibility, and social cognition processes including findings in primate tool usage, pattern learning, and counting. The authors have incorporated findings and theoretical approaches that reflect the current state of the field. This comprehensive volume will be a must-read for students and scientists who want to know about the state of the art of the modern science of comparative cognition.