Emergent Behavior

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An Emergent Behavior is a phenomenal behavior that arises in an emergent system that is

  • Context:
    • It can be a non-obvious side effect of combining different capabilities within a System.
    • It can (typically) be challenging to predict before it appears.
    • It can (typically) be a more Complex Behavior than the sum of the system's individual behaviors.
  • Example(s):
    • Flocking: a coordinated movement without a central controller as seen in some birds, fish, and software simulations.
    • Ant colony optimization: efficient movement and food search without central coordination as observed in ant colonies.
    • Traffic jams: a build-up of vehicles resulting from individual vehicle behaviors and interactions on roads, often exacerbated by minor disruptions or high vehicle volumes.
    • Stock market dynamics: fluctuations in stock prices and trading volumes resulting from the collective actions and decisions of investors based on various market conditions and external factors.
    • Magnetism: a physical phenomenon arising due to the alignment of individual magnetic moments of atoms in a material, leading to attraction or repulsion between objects.
    • Superconductivity: where a material conducts electricity without resistance, emerging from the collective behavior of electrons and specific lattice structures.
    • Diffusive Fluid Flow: the movement and spread of fluids driven by concentration gradients, as seen in processes like osmosis and the dispersion of pollutants in water bodies.
    • Consciousness: the state of being aware of and able to think and perceive one's surroundings, thoughts, and emotions, as experienced in persons.
  • Counter-Example(s):
  • See: Emergent System.


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