"Waiting for Carnot": Information and complexity

被引:17
作者
Bawden, David [1 ]
Robinson, Lyn [1 ]
机构
[1] City Univ London, Ctr Informat Sci, London EC1V 0HB, England
关键词
information theory; entropy (information); ENTROPY; EMERGENCE; ORGANIZATION; RANDOMNESS; VIEW;
D O I
10.1002/asi.23535
中图分类号
TP [自动化技术、计算机技术];
学科分类号
0812 ;
摘要
The relationship between information and complexity is analyzed using a detailed literature analysis. Complexity is a multifaceted concept, with no single agreed definition. There are numerous approaches to defining and measuring complexity and organization, all involving the idea of information. Conceptions of complexity, order, organization, and interesting order are inextricably intertwined with those of information. Shannon's formalism captures information's unpredictable creative contributions to organized complexity; a full understanding of information's relation to structure and order is still lacking. Conceptual investigations of this topic should enrich the theoretical basis of the information science discipline, and create fruitful links with other disciplines that study the concepts of information and complexity.
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页码:2177 / 2186
页数:10
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