• Wikipage of the lecture: LectureOnEmergence

This lecture is on one of the Complex System Properties, namely Emergence. Students should:

• Be able to give a definition of Emergence
• Understand how emergence appears from a reductionist and from a holistic perspective
• Understand the notion of system levels, agent, network and emergent system
• Understand that the physical and social reality as we perceive it is a result of a continuous process of emergence from elementary particles up.

ToDo:

• Explore how to model Agent interactions, using the flocking model in the models library
• Observe the emergence from the system, and think about ways to affect it, either by modifying the pattern in such a way that it is even stronger, or by destroying it.
• Report on the effect of changes on the homework pages

The lecture slides and papers are attached below.