A Dynamical Similarity Approach to the Foundations of Complexity and Coordination in Multiscale Systems

I review a number of cognate issues that, taken together, pertain to the creation of a non-reductionistic theory of multiscale coordination and present one candidate theory based on the principle of dynamical similarity.

• Publication year

  2004

• Venue

  arXiv: Neurons and Cognition

• Publication date

  2004-03-18

• Fields of study

  Biology, Mathematics, Physics

• Identifiers
  arXiv q-bio/0403026
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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