[FRIAM] Any non-biological complex systems?

[Gillian Densmore]

Weather?
Gems?
Crystals?(natural ones)

On Wed, May 24, 2017 at 9:04 PM, Steven A Smith <sasmyth at swcp.com> wrote:

> "Complex Systems" being a somewhat fuzzy concept, this is hard/easy to
> answer.
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> Any physical system comprised of large numbers of similar or identical
> elements  which interact and yield non-linear collective behaviour seems
> like a good enough definition for your purposes.   Sand dune formation and
> (breaking) waves and cloud formation/dissipation all seem like pretty good
> candidates, not to mention the aforementioned weather in general.
> Earthquake/Rift/Mountain formain seems like a good fit as well as wind/rain
> erosion of soil in general.
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> On 5/24/17 8:56 PM, cody dooderson wrote:
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> Is a vortex like a funnel cloud or the Saturn's hexagon considered a
> complex system?
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> Cody Smith
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> On Wed, May 24, 2017 at 8:31 PM, Marcus Daniels <marcus at snoutfarm.com>
> wrote:
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>> High speed trading comes close to not involving people.    Other examples
>> that come to mind involve some autonomous (biological) agent creating
>> demand.   For example, energy or data or transportation networks are
>> responding to a logistical demand created by people.   Netflix (vs.
>> adaptive routing) is a demand created by people.
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>> As companies like Google begin to build agents that build models and
>> satisfy constraints the requests they initiate will become more adaptive.
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>> *From:* Friam [mailto:friam-bounces at redfish.com] *On Behalf Of *Russ
>> Abbott
>> *Sent:* Wednesday, May 24, 2017 6:59 PM
>> *To:* FRIAM <friam at redfish.com>
>> *Subject:* [FRIAM] Any non-biological complex systems?
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>> Are there any good examples of a complex system that doesn't involve
>> biological organisms (including human beings)?
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