5th International Workshop on Statistical Physics and Mathematics for Complex Systems (SPMCS2017)

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PrefaceThis volume contains 21 contributed papers presented at the 5th International Workshop on Statistical Physics and Mathematics for Complex Systems (SPMCS) held during October 12-15, 2017 in Wuhan, China. Each paper was peer-reviewed by at least one referee chosen from a distinguished international panel.The previous four workshops of this series were organized in 2008, 2010, 2012, and 2014 in Le Mans of France, Wuhan of China, Kazan of Russia, and Yichang of China respectively.The SPMCS international workshop series is destined mainly to communicate and exchange research results and information on the fundamental challenges and questions in the vanguard of statistical physics, thermodynamics and mathematics for complex systems. Topics to be covered but not limited to:• Fundamental aspects in the application of statistical physics and thermodynamics to complex systems and their modeling• Finite-size and nonextensive systems• Fluctuation theorems and equalities, quantum thermodynamics• Variational principle and optimization methods for random dynamics• Social, economic, biological and technological network structure and dynamic processes• Equilibrium and non-equilibrium phase transitions• Temporal network and multi-layer network• Dynamic processes on complex networks• Metaphysics and philosophical reflection on the foundation of physics in generalMore than 90 participants from 8 countries participated in SPMCS-2017. 47 oral contributions were presented at the workshop.We would like to take this opportunity to thank the members of the Scientific Program Committee, many of whom acted as reviewers of the papers and responded promptly. We would also like to thank all the guest editors who have done excellent review jobs. Special thanks shall go to the organizing committee, the session chairs, the technicians and the students for the smooth running of the whole workshop. The workshop was also partially supported by Central China Normal University and the Programme of Introducing Talents of Discipline to Universities under grant NO. B08033. Special thanks are due to Ms Juy Zhu who has done excellent editing work with great effort.Editors: Wei Li, Sumiyoshi Abe, and Alexandre Wang