Complexity in chemistry
- PMID: 10102824
- DOI: 10.1126/science.284.5411.89
Complexity in chemistry
Abstract
"Complexity" is a subject that is beginning to be important in chemistry. Historically, chemistry has emphasized the approximation of complex nonlinear processes by simpler linear ones. Complexity is becoming a profitable approach to a wide range of problems, especially the understanding of life.

