Statistical Physics, Automata Networks and Dynamical Systems

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Regular and Chaotic Behaviour of Dynamical Systems. - Shocks in the Burgers Equation and the Asymmetric Simple Exclusion Process. - Automata Networks Strategies for Optimization Problems. - Two Chosen Examples for Fractals: one Deterministic, the Other Random. - A Brief Account of Statistical Theories of Learning and Generalization in Neural Networks. - On the R. E. M. and the G. R. E. M. .