This paper discusses modern macroeconomic and financial models in the light of the current crisis. Theory has been revealed to be inadequate in its explanation of the origins and the nature of the crisis, as Jean-Claude Trichet the Governor of the European Central bank and his colleagues at...

Рассматривается проблема оптимизации нефтеперерабатывающего производства как сложной системы. Приводятся математические модели и методы, реализованные в...

Моделирование является сегодня одним из важнейших инструментов исследования сложных систем. В поведении современных экономических систем одновременно...

This paper discusses modern macroeconomic and financial models in the light of the current crisis. Theory has been revealed to be inadequate in its explanation of the origins and the nature of the crisis, as Jean-Claude Trichet the Governor of the European Central bank and his colleagues at...

We present the formal definition of meme in the sense of the equivalence between memetics and the theory of cultural evolution. From the formal definition we find that culture can be seen analytically and persuade that memetic gives important role in the exploration of sociological theory,...

Complex systems analysis may be used in order to deal with diverse and complex local development. The aim of the paper is to build a comprehensive model based on new trends issuing from regional economics, local governance and policy analysis. Four dynamics emerge : the agents? network, the...

Axelrod's model describes the dissemination of a set of cultural traits in a society constituted by individual agents. In a social context, nevertheless, individual choices toward a specific attitude are also at the basis of the formation of communities, groups and parties. The membership in a...

We introduce Network Automata, a framework which couples the topological evolution of a network to its structure. To demonstrate its implementation we describe a simple model which exhibits behavior similar to the "Game of Life" before recasting some simple, well-known network models as Network...