2013/03/15 by Alexander N. Gorban, A. N. Gorban, G. S. Yablonsky +1
Computer Science · Mathematics · #Computability, Logic, AI Algorithms #Computer science #Evolutionary Algorithms and Applications #Face (sociological concept) #Focus (optics) #Mathematics #Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture #Social science #Sociology #cs.GL
paper · pdf · doi:10.1016/j.camwa.2013.04.023
published as Computers and Mathematics with Applications 65 (2013) 1421-1426 · 8 pages, 3 figures, bibliography 52 items
arxiv created 2013/03/15 · openalex publication_date 2013/05/01 · arxiv updated 2013/08/05 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05
The century of complexity has come. The face of science has changed. Surprisingly, when we start asking about the essence of these changes and then critically analyse the answers, the result are mostly discouraging. Most of the answers are related to the properties that have been in the focus of scientific research already for more than a century (like non-linearity). This paper is Preface to the special issue "Grasping Complexity" of the journal "Computers and Mathematics with Applications". We analyse the change of era in science, its reasons and main changes in scientific activity and give a brief review of the papers in the issue.