Synergetics Vols
Synergetics can refer to: *Synergetics (Fuller), a study of systems behavior suggested by Buckminster Fuller *Synergetics (Haken), a school of thought on thermodynamics and other systems phenomena developed by Hermann Haken See also * Synergy (other) *Tensegrity Tensegrity, tensional integrity or floating compression is a structural principle based on a system of isolated components under compression inside a network of continuous tension, and arranged in such a way that the compressed members (usually ...

Synergetics (Fuller)
Synergetics is the empirical study of systems in transformation, with an emphasis on whole system behaviors unpredicted by the behavior of any components in isolation. R. Buckminster Fuller (1895–1983) named and pioneered the field. His two-volume work ''Synergetics: Explorations in the Geometry of Thinking'', in collaboration with E. J. Applewhite, distills of a lifetime of research into book form. Since systems are identifiable at every scale, Synergetics is necessarily interdisciplinary, embracing a broad range of scientific and philosophical topics, especially in the area of geometry, wherein the tetrahedron features as Fuller's model of the simplest system. Despite mainstream endorsements such as the prologue by Arthur Loeb, and positive dust cover blurbs by U Thant and Arthur C. Clarke, along with the posthumous naming of the carbon allotrope "buckminsterfullerene", Synergetics remains an off-beat subject, ignored for decades by most traditional curricula and academic d ...
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Buckminster Fuller
Richard Buckminster Fuller (; July 12, 1895 – July 1, 1983) was an American architect, systems theorist, writer, designer, inventor, philosopher, and futurist. He styled his name as R. Buckminster Fuller in his writings, publishing more than 30 books and coining or popularizing such terms as " Spaceship Earth", "Dymaxion" (e.g., Dymaxion house, Dymaxion car, Dymaxion map), "ephemeralization", " synergetics", and "tensegrity". Fuller developed numerous inventions, mainly architectural designs, and popularized the widely known geodesic dome; carbon molecules known as fullerenes were later named by scientists for their structural and mathematical resemblance to geodesic spheres. He also served as the second World President of Mensa International from 1974 to 1983. Fuller was awarded 28 United States patents and many honorary doctorates. In 1960, he was awarded the Frank P. Brown Medal from The Franklin Institute. He was elected an honorary member of Phi Beta Kappa in 1967, ...
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Synergetics (Haken)
Synergetics is an interdisciplinary science explaining the formation and self-organization of patterns and structures in open systems far from thermodynamic equilibrium. It is founded by Hermann Haken, inspired by the laser theory. Haken's interpretation of the laser principles as self-organization of non-equilibrium systems paved the way at the end of the 1960s to the development of synergetics. One of his successful popular books is ''Erfolgsgeheimnisse der Natur'', translated into English as ''The Science of Structure: Synergetics''. Self-organization requires a 'macroscopic' system, consisting of many nonlinearly interacting subsystems. Depending on the external control parameters (environment, energy fluxes) self-organization takes place. Order-parameter concept Essential in synergetics is the order-parameter concept which was originally introduced in the Ginzburg–Landau theory in order to describe phase transitions in thermodynamics. The order parameter concept is general ...
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Synergy (other)
Synergy is the creation of a whole that is greater than the simple sum of its parts. Synergy may also refer to: Aircraft *Synergy Aircraft Synergy, a US kit aircraft * Synergy Paramotors Synergy, for paragliders * Sol Synergy, a Brazilian paraglider design Companies *Synergy Group, a Latin American conglomerate *Synergy (electricity corporation), Western Australia *Synergy (video game company), a Japanese video game developer and publisher *Synergy Art Production, an Egyptian art production company Entertainment * Synergy, an electronic music project by Larry Fast * ''Synergy'' (Covenant album) * ''Synergy'' (Dave Weckl Band album), 1999 * ''Synergy'' (Champ Lui-Pio album) * ''Synergy'' (Extol album) * ''Synergy'' (Move album) * ''Synergy'' (Shaman's Harvest album) * ''Synergy'' (7th Heaven album) * Synergy (song), a song by Dance Gavin Dance * "Synergy", a song by Haywyre * Synergy (mod), a modification for the Valve game engine * Synergy, a computer in the TV ser ...
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