CATALYSIS (Auto-)
Charles François (2004). CATALYSIS (Auto-), International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics, 2(1): 358.
| Collection | International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics |
|---|---|
| Year | 2004 |
| Vol. (num.) | 2(1) |
| ID | ◀ 358 ▶ |
| Object type | Methodology or model |
- “Cycle where a product of the reaction catalyzes its own synthesis” (LASZLO 1992, p.242).
This is the simplest type of catalysis.
It may lead to a runaway process in the case of an unchecked multiplicative reaction. However, auto-catalytic processes are generally inserted in more complex hypercycles, organizationally closed.
As stated by G. PASK, the concept “is used in cybernetics in connexion with all kinds of change in the state of the system” (PASK, 1961, p.114).
Other authors use the term “Self-Catalysis” in an apparently similar sense (see hereafter).