The emergence and development of constructal theory,which has been a new discipline branch to research sorts of structures in nature and engineering,are reviewed.The core of the constructal theory is that various shap...The emergence and development of constructal theory,which has been a new discipline branch to research sorts of structures in nature and engineering,are reviewed.The core of the constructal theory is that various shapes and structures of the matters in nature are generated from the tendency to obtain optimal performance.Constructal theory and its application are summarized,from disciplines such as heat,mechanism,fluid flow,electricity,magnetism and chemistry,to life and non-life systems in nature.展开更多
Science of Complexity is a newly emerging branch of natural science. Althoughwe still haven't a precise definition, there are some principles for justifying whether a systemis a complex system. The purpose of this...Science of Complexity is a newly emerging branch of natural science. Althoughwe still haven't a precise definition, there are some principles for justifying whether a systemis a complex system. The purpose of this article is to reveal some of such principles. Onthe basis of them, the concept of a system with complexity is proposed. They may helpus to distinguish a real complex system from complicated objects in common sense. Thenwe propose some fundamental problems faced by the study of systems with complexity.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51176203)the Natural Science Foundation of Naval University of Engineering (Grant No. HGDYDJJ10011)
文摘The emergence and development of constructal theory,which has been a new discipline branch to research sorts of structures in nature and engineering,are reviewed.The core of the constructal theory is that various shapes and structures of the matters in nature are generated from the tendency to obtain optimal performance.Constructal theory and its application are summarized,from disciplines such as heat,mechanism,fluid flow,electricity,magnetism and chemistry,to life and non-life systems in nature.
基金This research is partly by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(G1998020308)
文摘Science of Complexity is a newly emerging branch of natural science. Althoughwe still haven't a precise definition, there are some principles for justifying whether a systemis a complex system. The purpose of this article is to reveal some of such principles. Onthe basis of them, the concept of a system with complexity is proposed. They may helpus to distinguish a real complex system from complicated objects in common sense. Thenwe propose some fundamental problems faced by the study of systems with complexity.
