TY - JOUR AB - Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to establish the framework of pansystems variation theory (PVT) and discuss its principles, models, methods, and related applications to computer science.Design/methodology/approach– The PVT has been established based on the traditional variation theory from the viewpoint of pansystems theory. The theoretical foundation of PVT is pansystems variational principle. It is an interpretation or a specialized expression of relative objective regularity in the variation of things. The application layer of PVT is pansystems variational operations research (PVOR).Findings– The applications of PVT for computer science can be summarized as actualizations of PVOR: V−d(xy)=*0*/PRR′P′/0**.Originality/value– Some new ideas of PVT can illuminate the researches of computer science. VL - 38 IS - 10 SN - 0368-492X DO - 10.1108/03684920910994303 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/03684920910994303 AU - Yu Lihua AU - Xu Yuanli AU - Shi Qing ED - Mian‐yun Chen ED - Yi Lin ED - Hejing Xiong PY - 2009 Y1 - 2009/01/01 TI - Pansystems variation theory and its application to computer science T2 - Kybernetes PB - Emerald Group Publishing Limited SP - 1787 EP - 1793 Y2 - 2024/05/07 ER -