1. For a detailed list of references the reader is referred to the individual articles. Here only a few key references are given.
2. H. Haken (ed.): Synergetics (Proceedings of an International Symposium on Synergetics, Elmau 1972) B.G.Teubner, Stuttgart 1973
3. H. Haken (ed.): Cooperative Effects, Progress in Synergetics (Proceedings of a Summerschool at Erice, Sicily 1974) North Holland, Amsterdam 1974
4. H. Haken (ed.): Synergetics, A Workshop, (Proceedings of the International Workshop on Synergetics, Elmau 1977) Springer 1977 Berlin,Heidel berg, New York
5. Pacault, Adolphe, Vidal, Chr. (eds.): Synergetics — Far from Equilibrium (Proceedings of the Conference far from Equilibrium, Bordeaux, France, 1978) Springer 1979, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York