Objects That Make Objects: The Population Dynamics of Structural Complexity
| dc.creator | Crutchfield, James P. | |
| dc.creator | Gornerup, Olof | |
| dc.date | 2004-06-24 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-07T05:35:46Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-07-07T05:35:46Z | |
| dc.description | To analyze 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--\emph{$epsilon$-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. | |
| dc.description | 4 pages, 3 figures, http://www.santafe.edu/~cmg/compmech/pubs/otmo.htm | |
| dc.identifier | https://arxiv.org/abs/nlin/0406058 | |
| dc.identifier | http://arxiv.org/abs/nlin/0406058 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/80766 | |
| dc.subject | Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems | |
| dc.title | Objects That Make Objects: The Population Dynamics of Structural Complexity | |
| dc.type | text |