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Area of Science:

  • Mathematics
  • Systems Theory
  • Mathematical Physics

Background:

  • Standard mathematical geometries often lack methods to describe complex systems with interacting scales.
  • Existing frameworks may not fully capture the emergent behaviors observed in multiscale phenomena.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose a novel mathematical framework for formulating scale structures in general systems.
  • To develop equations that describe system behavior across independent and interacting scales.

Main Methods:

  • Formulation of 'stack equations' to characterize systems via accumulative scales with independent level behavior.
  • Generalization to 'scale equations' incorporating inter-scale interactions for integrated solutions.

Main Results:

  • Stack equations can reformulate most standard geometries.
  • Scale equations accommodate diverse behaviors across scales, yielding eccentric scale-dependent figures.
  • Nonlinear scale interactions are proposed as the origin of Gaussian noise.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed framework offers a new perspective on the multiscale nature of the real world.
  • Scale equations provide a unified approach to understanding systems with complex, interacting scales.
  • The framework offers insights into the fundamental origins of phenomena like Gaussian noise.