PERIODICITY PRINCIPLE
| Collection | International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics |
|---|---|
| Year | 2004 |
| Vol. (num.) | 2(2) |
| ID | ◀ 2532 ▶ |
| Object type | General information |
According to W. SCHWEMMLER (1991), periodicity seems to be a very basic feature of cosmic evolution . Such regularity would apply to the progressive emergence of evermore complex systems during cosmic evolutio n, through association and integration of simpler elements . SCHWEMMLER distinguishes four levels of emergence of this type:
- Elemental symmetries among particles at subatomic level
- Periodicity at the level of chemical elements (MENDELEIEV)
- Periodicity in elemental levels of biological complexity (MARGULIS et al.)
- Possible periodicity in the emergent cultural genesis.
This is of course quite hypothetical, but the similarities of the different ways of emergence of complexity in accordance with their succession in time lend credibility to the idea. More research would be very useful.
C. BRESCH proposed and developed similar ideas (1977)