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Area of Science:

  • Multidisciplinary approach to complex systems
  • Theoretical physics and applied sciences

Background:

  • Complex systems exhibit microscale dynamics dependent on macroscale variables.
  • Scale-entwined systems require integrated modeling approaches, as neither top-down nor bottom-up methods suffice alone.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and explore a dynamic theory integrating top-down information-theoretic inference with bottom-up mechanisms.
  • To predict the behavior of scale-entwined systems under perturbation.

Main Methods:

  • Developed a dynamic theory combining information-theoretic inference and state-variable-dependent mechanisms.
  • Utilized analytic expressions for Lagrange multipliers from Maxent solutions for efficient computation.
  • Applied the theory to diverse systems including chemical thermodynamics, epidemiology, economics, and ecology.

Main Results:

  • The theory predicts nonstationary probability distributions and relates macrovariable trajectories to these distributions.
  • Demonstrated scale entwinement leads to slowed recovery, reddened spectra, and hysteresis in a low-dimension example.
  • Enabled rapid calculation of state variable trajectories in high-dimensional systems.

Conclusions:

  • The integrated theory offers a powerful framework for understanding and predicting the behavior of scale-entwined complex systems.
  • Highlights the potential for broad applicability across natural and social sciences.
  • Provides insights into phenomena like hysteresis and altered system dynamics due to scale entwinement.