Symmetry in Complex Systems

Complex systems with symmetry arise in many fields at various length scales including financial markets social transportation telecommunication and power grid networks world and country economies ecosystems molecular dynamics immunology living organisms computational systems and celestial and continuum mechanics. The emergence of new orders and structures in complex systems means symmetry breaking and transitions from unstable to stable states. Modeling complexity has attracted many researchers from different areas dealing both with theoretical concepts and practical applications. This Special Issue fills the gap between the theory of symmetry-based dynamics and its application to model and analyze complex systems.