Why We Live in Hierarchies?

A quantitative approach to hierarchy
Written by leading experts on complex systems

A quantitative approach to hierarchy Written by leading experts on complex systems Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Zusammenfassung
A quantitative approach to hierarchy
Written by leading experts on complex systems

Inhalt
Introduction.- General considerations.- Motivation.- Hierarchical structures in space and in networks.- Definitions and Basic Concepts.- Describing hierarchical structures.- Visualization techniques.- Observations and measurements.- Animal groups.- Hierarchy in Humans.- Experiments on the emergence and function.- The Liskaland camp experiment.- Picturask.- Modelling emergence and control.- Emergence of hierarchy in model systems.- The complex efficiency landscape of hierarchical organizations.- Controlling hierarchical networks.- Conclusions.- General features of hierarchical structures.- Origins of flow hierarchy.- Emergence of hierarchy.