Complexly Organised Dynamical Systems Export

@article{citeulike:2988663, abstract = {Both natural and engineered systems are fundamentally dynamical in nature: their defining properties are causal, and their organisational and functional capacities are causally grounded. Among dynamical systems, an interesting and important sub-class are those that are autonomous, anticipative and adaptive (AAA). Living systems, intelligent systems, sophisticated robots and social systems belong to this class, and the use of these terms has recently spread rapidly through the scientific literature. Central to understanding these dynamical systems is their complicated organisation and their consequent capacities for re- and self-organisation. But there is at present no general analysis of these capacities or of the requisite organisation involved. We define what distinguishes AAA systems from other kinds of systems by characterising their central properties in a dynamically interpreted information theory.}, address = {Hingham, MA, USA}, author = {Collier, J. D. and Hooker, C. A.}, citeulike-article-id = {2988663}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=598954}, issn = {1230-1612}, journal = {Open Systems \& Information Dynamics}, keywords = {dynamics, ecologicalpsychology, emergence, enaction, evolution, neuroscience, perturbation}, number = {3}, pages = {241--302}, posted-at = {2008-07-11 15:19:15}, priority = {5}, publisher = {Kluwer Academic Publishers}, title = {Complexly Organised Dynamical Systems}, url = {http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=598954}, volume = {6}, year = {1999} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2988663 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2988663 N2 - Both natural and engineered systems are fundamentally dynamical in nature: their defining properties are causal, and their organisational and functional capacities are causally grounded. Among dynamical systems, an interesting and important sub-class are those that are autonomous, anticipative and adaptive (AAA). Living systems, intelligent systems, sophisticated robots and social systems belong to this class, and the use of these terms has recently spread rapidly through the scientific literature. Central to understanding these dynamical systems is their complicated organisation and their consequent capacities for re- and self-organisation. But there is at present no general analysis of these capacities or of the requisite organisation involved. We define what distinguishes AAA systems from other kinds of systems by characterising their central properties in a dynamically interpreted information theory. IS - 3 JF - Open Systems & Information Dynamics SN - 1230-1612 AD - Hingham, MA, USA EP - 302 TI - Complexly Organised Dynamical Systems PB - Kluwer Academic Publishers VL - 6 SP - 241 KW - dynamics KW - ecologicalpsychology KW - emergence KW - enaction KW - evolution KW - neuroscience KW - perturbation AU - Collier, JD AU - Hooker, CA PY - 1999/// UR - http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=598954 ER -