COMPONENTS (New)
Charles François (2004). COMPONENTS (New), International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics, 2(1): 573.
| Collection | International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics |
|---|---|
| Year | 2004 |
| Vol. (num.) | 2(1) |
| ID | ◀ 573 ▶ |
| Object type | Methodology or model |
Ch. WALTER thus defines the survival condition of any new components in populations (in the LOTKA — VOLTERRA sense, but it seems also valid for components of strongly integrated living systems, as cells, for instance): “If the new component is to survive, it must interact with its environment, and it must maintain itself by a replication process that balances the natural processes of dissipation and decay” (1974, p.216).
- “Replication” should be understood as self-reproduction in the autopoietic sense.
In other words, the new component must be at the same time adaptable and autopoietic.