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Soft mathematics and information dynamics.

T Goranson
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We present a brief overview of a new framework for interdisciplinary collaboration toward understanding the fundamentals of information dynamics in social systems. The need for a new mathematics is noted, and a promising component, soft mathematics, is described.

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T Goranson. 1998. Soft mathematics and information dynamics.. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0303-2647(97)00094-4

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