Abstract Systems Theory

Mihajlo D. Mesarovic, Yasuhiko Takahara (eds.)3540505296, 9783540505297, 0387505296

This book reports on the new results in Abstract Systems Theory (AST). It shows the progress made so far in the effort launched in 1960 to develop a mathematical theory of systems based on the “top-down”-formalization-approach. The volume can be used as a supplementary reading in courses in systems theory and engineering. The material is organized in such a way that portions of the book relevant for the supplementary reading in different courses can be used independently from the rest of the text.

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Table of contents :
Introduction….Pages 1-11
Basic systems concepts via formalization….Pages 12-43
Basic attributes….Pages 44-138
Structured terminal systems—Characterization….Pages 139-181
Basic properties of abstract time systems….Pages 182-255
Goal-seeking system….Pages 256-329
Complex systems….Pages 330-414