Hello LO list;
At wrote:
> Since virtually nothing happens at a constant rate, the increase in entropy
> which drive such processes is not at a constant rate. Sometimes the
> succesive increases in entropy can be very large. In this case systems
> function at the edge of chaos where ordinate bifurcations (birth or death)
> can happen.
This post had the most curious effect on me as I read it. I have
(tacitly) understood at least most of the dialogue that has been ongoing
about entropy production and the "arrow of time" as At describes it.
I have also read into this dialogue the relationship between the
processes of bifurcation and emergence as explanatory elements of the
concept of "birth". But I was curious to see At link together, in the
above quote the concepts of birth OR death as if they are equivalent.
What parts are equivalent and what is different? Does bifurcation at
death lead to a higher level of (systemic) entropy or is this process
one characterized by dispersal of energy and immergence? (and am I
moving from tacit to a higher level of understanding of your model At?)
Hope all is well. CS
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