Objects that make objects:: the population dynamics of structural complexity
Objects that make objects:: the population dynamics of structural complexity
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DOI：
10.1098/rsif.2006.0114
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发表时间：
2006-04-22
影响因子：
3.9
通讯作者：
Gornerup, Olof
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作者：
Crutchfield, James P.;Gornerup, Olof
为了分析物理过程中结构复杂性的进化出现，我们引入了一个通用的、但易于处理的对象模型，该模型相互作用以产生新的对象。由于对象-epsilon-机器-具有明确定义的结构属性，我们证明了在进化过程中，所产生的种群动态系统的复杂性在几个不同的组织尺度上出现-从个体到相互自我维持的相互作用的嵌套水平。向增强型组织的演变是由结构等级的自发创建主导的，而这反过来又由相对较低的复杂性但一般的个人的创新和维护所促进。
To analyse the evolutionary emergence of structural complexity in physical processes, we introduce a general, but tractable, model of objects that interact to produce new objects. Since the objects-epsilon-machines-have well-defined structural properties, we demonstrate that complexity in the resulting population dynamical system emerges on several distinct organizational scales during evolution-from individuals to nested levels of mutually self-sustaining interaction. The evolution to increased organization is dominated by the spontaneous creation of structural hierarchies and this, in turn, is facilitated by the innovation and maintenance of relatively low-complexity, but general individuals.