Abstract
Kauffman's N K model—used for studying the performance of systems consisting of a finite number of components that interact with each other in complex ways—exhibits the complexity catastrophe, in which high levels of interaction in systems with a large number of components lead to a decrease in performance. It is shown here that the complexity catastrophe is a consequence of the mathematical assumptions underlying the N K model. Analysis and simulations are used to establish the idea that relaxing any one of these assumptions results in a new model in which the complexity catastrophe is attenuated. Thus, good performance from systems having high levels of interactions is possible. ©1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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