Dynamics of Macrosystems: Proceedings of a Workshop on the Dynamics of Macrosystems Held at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Laxenburg, Austria, September 3–7, 1984

Front Matter....Pages N2-VI
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Dynamics of the Central Nervous System....Pages 3-20
Neural Connectivities: Between Determinism and Randomness....Pages 21-29
On Solitary Waves in Biology....Pages 30-39
Front Matter....Pages 41-41
Persistence in Systems with Diffusion....Pages 43-48
Thermodynamics of the Volterra Model....Pages 49-62
On Optimization Principles in Plant Ecology....Pages 63-71
Front Matter....Pages 73-73
Dynamical Models in Quantitative Genetics....Pages 75-89
Gradients Versus Cycling in Genetic Selection Models....Pages 90-101
Evolution of Asymmetry in Sexual Reproduction....Pages 102-112
Front Matter....Pages 113-113
Random Behavior in Numerical Analysis, Decision Theory, and Macrosystems: Some Impossibility Theorems....Pages 115-126
Dynamics of Neumann-Type Economic Macrosystems....Pages 127-136
Front Matter....Pages 137-137
An Introduction to Viability Theory....Pages 139-147
Heavy Viable Trajectories of Controlled Systems....Pages 148-167
Semilinear Parabolic Equations with Infinite Delay....Pages 168-174
Front Matter....Pages 175-175
A Stochastic Migration Model and Its Application to Canadian Data....Pages 177-191
Statistical Methods for the Analysis of Disease Processes....Pages 192-199
Front Matter....Pages 201-201
Dynamics in Hierarchically Organized Systems....Pages 203-212
Dynamics of Interactive Macrosystems....Pages 213-223
Macromodels and Dynamical Systems....Pages 224-235
Front Matter....Pages 237-237
The Interface between Chemistry and Biology — Laws Determining Regularities in Early Evolution....Pages 239-252
Front Matter....Pages 237-237
Autogenesis: The Evolution of Self-Organizing Systems....Pages 253-267
A Coevolutionary Circuit Model for Cultural and Biological Evolution....Pages 268-279
Back Matter....Pages 280-283