Morphodynamics: Ergodic theory of complex systems
- Ecole Polytechnique Federale, Lausanne (Switzerland)
Morphodynamics is a general theory of stationary complex systems, such as living systems, or mental and social systems; it is based on the thermodynamics of physical systems and built on the same lines. By means of the ergodic hypothesis, thermodynamics is known to connect the particle dynamics to the emergence of order parameters in the equations of state. In the same way, morphodynamics connects order parameters to the emergence of higher level variables; through recurrent applications of the ergodic hypothesis, a hierarchy of equations of state is established which describes a series of successive levels of organization. The equations support a cognitivist interpretation that leads to general principles of evolution; the principles determine the spontaneous and irreversible complexification of systems living in their natural environment. 19 refs.
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- OSTI ID:
- 443603
- Journal Information:
- Systems Research, Vol. 10, Issue 2; Other Information: PBD: 1993
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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