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Emergence and Systems Engineering:Putting Complex Systems to Work Russ AbbottThe Aerospace CorporationandCalifornia State University, Los Angeles Russ.Abbott@GM Abstract. The primary objective of this paper is to examine concepts from the field of complex systems that can be applied to systems engineering. Introduction This paper explicates certain perspectives developed in the study of complex systems, and it discusses how those perspectives can be applied to systems engineering. It includes new material as well as material from existing sources. Fundamental to both complex systems and