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Fundamental and modal processes in the evolution of natural systems
1Interdisciplinary Program in Cognitive Science, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. 20057, USA. farreg1@gusun.georgetown.edu
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
|May 20, 2000
Abstract:
This paper offers a brief sketch of the evolution of natural systems within the context of cosmic evolution. The argument, conducted from an energy stance but without recourse to the mathematical apparatus of quantum physics, distinguishes the processes by which energy is transformed from the processes in which it is distributed in a local context. The main focus is on the energetic stratification of natural systems, its causes, and its consequences. A brief coda points to some implications of this treatment.