Critical transition
Abrupt shift in a complex dynamic system / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Critical transitions are abrupt shifts in the state of ecosystems, the climate, financial systems or other complex dynamical systems that may occur when changing conditions pass a critical or bifurcation point. As such, they are a particular type of regime shift. Recovery from such shifts may require more than a simple return to the conditions at which a transition occurred, a phenomenon called hysteresis.[1][2][3][4] In addition to natural systems, critical transitions are also studied in psychology,[5] medicine,[6][7] economics,[8][9] sociology,[10] military,[11] and several other disciplines.