title: [Is the new chaos- and fractal research of importance to medical science?].
abstract: Living systems are characterized by a complexity of structure and function which goes well beyond the descriptive capacity of classical physical and mathematical methods. During the latest decade, the development of non-linear dynamics has introduced a series of new concepts and tools to describe even extremely complex systems. This has led to a better understanding of the processes through which complex structures can arise from very simple interactions. The present and a following paper will give a brief introduction to some concepts and methods of this new science.
authors.affiliation: Medicinsk Fysiologisk Institut, Københavns Universitet.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Colding-Jørgensen
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mosekilde
mesh_terms: D005075:Biological Evolution; D003198:Computer Simulation; D006801:Humans; D008433:Mathematics; D008954:Models, Biological; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D012106:Research
vernacular_title: Er den ny kaos- og fraktalforskning af betydning for laegevidenskaben?