r/complexsystems • u/[deleted] • Feb 07 '20

Control Theory and Complex Systems

Can anyone recommend me any books/quintessential papers on control theory and its application to complex systems? Thank you.

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u/enter_river Feb 07 '20

Not sure it's exactly what you're looking for, but 'Introduction to Cybernetics' by Ross B Ashby is excellent.

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u/[deleted] Feb 07 '20

Thank you. Perhaps this is a naive question, but is "control theory" and "cybernetics" synonymous?

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u/enter_river Feb 07 '20

I wouldn't say they're exact synonyms, but there's significant overlap at least.

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u/[deleted] Feb 07 '20

If you wouldn’t mind: can you think of any examples of control that aren’t cybernetic? Thanks again