Year: 2021
Type: preprint
Abstract: In this note we advocate the notion of variety as juxtaposed to the notion of complexity. Laminar flows are complex, turbulence is various. When the gradients reach a critical point, laminar flows are subjected to instabilities and transitions, sometime soft, sometime dramatic, and the final result is the variety. Turbulent flows in nature are fascinating, and loosely speaking we could say that a system is complex when differences are suffered, is various when diversities are enjoyed and exploited as opportunities.
Source: arXiv (Cornell University)
Author: Germano, Massimo
Institution: Duke University
Language: English
Subfield: Computational Mechanics
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W3147656347