Survival under Uncertainty : an Introduction to Probability Models of Social Structure and Evolution / by Dimitri Volchenkov.

This book introduces and studies a number of stochastic models of subsistence, communication, social evolution and political transition that will allow the reader to grasp the role of uncertainty as a fundamental property of our irreversible world. At the same time, it aims to bring about a more int...

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Main Author: Volchenkov, Dimitri (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint : Springer, 2016.
Series:Understanding complex systems,
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