Systems science

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Systems science is a term in use since the 1960s that refers to the field of science surrounding systems theory, cybernetics, the science of complex systems. As an interdisciplinary science, it is applicable in a variety of areas, such as engineering, biology, medicine and social sciences.

Systems sciences deals with self-organization, Autopoiesis, emergence, multi-agent systems, open systems, closed systems, feedback loops and related phenomena.

Notable contributors to the field include Jay Forrester, Humberto Maturana, Stuart Kauffman, Norbert Wiener and William Ross Ashby.

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Xu, Li D. "The contributions of Systems Science to Information Systems Research", Systems Research and Behavioral Science, 17, 2000, pp. 105–116.
Warfield, John N. "A proposal for Systems Science", Systems Research and Behavioral Science, 20, 2003, pp. 507–520.
Bailey, Kenneth D. "Fifty Years of Systems Science:Further Reflections", Systems Research and Behavioral Science, 22, 2005, pp. 355–361.