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Chapter 4 Linear Models with One Variable

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In the remaining part of the book, we will exclusively deal with dynamic models. As we already noted in the introduction, one of the principal characteristics of natural systems is that they are not static.

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  1. Department of Environmental Systems Science, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

    Dieter M. Imboden

  2. International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Laxenburg, Austria

    Stefan Pfenninger

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Imboden, D.M., Pfenninger, S. (2013). Chapter 4 Linear Models with One Variable. In: Introduction to Systems Analysis. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-30639-6_4

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