Abstract
“Complexity” is a subject that is beginning to be important in chemistry. Historically, chemistry has emphasized the approximation of complex nonlinear processes by simpler linear ones. Complexity is becoming a profitable approach to a wide range of problems, especially the understanding of life.
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- 1999
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- article
- Volume
- 284
- Issue
- 5411
- Pages
- 89-92
- Citations
- 403
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George M. Whitesides,
Rustem F. Ismagilov
(1999).
Complexity in Chemistry.
Science
, 284
(5411)
, 89-92.
https://doi.org/10.1126/science.284.5411.89
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- DOI
- 10.1126/science.284.5411.89