ORDER (Local)
Charles François (2004). ORDER (Local), International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics, 2(2): 2385.
| Collection | International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics |
|---|---|
| Year | 2004 |
| Vol. (num.) | 2(2) |
| ID | ◀ 2385 ▶ |
| Object type | Methodology or model |
The existence in some region of a system of more strongly interacting elements.
Local order corresponds partly to the concept of frozen components, or “functionally isolated islands of elements” (St. KAUFFMAN, 1993, p.205). It implies a polar relation between global stability and instability and also a trade-off between coherence and adaptability. Too many frozen components tend to reduce adaptability.
Local order results of the superposition of some more specific order within a reduced region, upon a more general order.
WEIERSTRASS' renormalization or MANDELBROT's fractalization produce local order, which seems to be generally similar to the higher order.