Entropy and Life
In a previous presentation I formulated a new theory of biology. Life is a hierarchy of open systems, called Holarchy. Recently Annila and co-workers formulated a new mathematical theory of a hierarchy of open systems. Their ideas are implemented the holarchy of life.
Life is a holarchy which obeys four conservation laws:
1. Holon maintains an equilibrium.
Conservation of entropy
2. Holon begets holon
Inheritance of entropy
3. When perturbed, holon restructures its processes so as to
maximize dS/dt as fast as possible, and attain equilibrium as fast as possible.
4. Holon is a process with rising complexity
(entropy). Conservation of maximal entropy