Self-Organization In Non-Equilibrium Systems by G. Nicolis, Ilya Prigogine

Self-Organization In Non-Equilibrium Systems



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Self-Organization In Non-Equilibrium Systems G. Nicolis, Ilya Prigogine ebook
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Page: 504
ISBN: 0471024015, 9780471024019
Format: djvu


This process is driven by gene and protein circuits, which are A common circuit that sustains decision making is one in which the two master regulators of the two competing fates inhibit each other, while self-activating themselves in order to increase the stability of the decision outcome (Fig. According to the first way, one is a vitalist if one believes there is some nonphysical substance or principle that is superadded to the matter composing living systems. Cellular decision making is an inherently nonlinear process requiring multistability, a common feature in nonequilibrium physical systems. One obvious proposal would be to look to look upon the disciplines of “self-organization”—principally nonlinear dynamics and nonequilibrium thermodynamics—as a necessary but not sufficient step towards understanding life. According to this definition, I am not a . Social Self-Organization: Agent-Based Simulations and Experiments to Study Emergent Social Behavior (Understanding Complex Systems). Helbing In Chapter 14, Helbing addresses various alternatives to this theory including power laws; network interactions and failure cascades; self-organized criticality; non-linear systems patterns; obstacles to traditional methods of control; financial market instability; lists some ways to manage complexity; and reducing network vulnerability. That is, without a guide or decider, it is possible for chaos and disorder to develop structures and stabilities on their own. The liveliness and instability seem much closer to life than to the statis formerly associated with so-called non-living matter. Theoretical Biology: Epigenetic and Evolutionary Order from Complex Systems (1992 John Hopkins University Press) Haken, Hermann. Under far from equilibrium conditions, structures emerge. In nonlinear systems, small additions can have dramatic effects.

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