SYSTEM (Life cycle of a)
| Collection | International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics |
|---|---|
| Year | 2004 |
|
Vol. (num.) |
2(2) |
| ID | ◀ 3375 ▶ |
| Object type | General information |
All systems — except possibly the most elemental particles described or postulated by microphysics — go through a life cycle , that can be described chronologically as follows:
- autogenesis : shaping of the entity ( entitation ) by association
of formerly independent
elements
(V.CSANYI);
- morphogenesis : structural and functional development
of the system by internal
differentiation
or/and absorption and
assimilation
of external
elements
- homeostasis : structural and functional stabilization
of the system, with
fluctuations
within
limits
- sclerosis : by progressive reduction of the fluctuation
and
regulation
capacity;
- dissolution : terminal loss of coherence , heterogeneity
and
identity
and dispersal of the constitutive
elements .
This is even true for very stable atoms caught in some cosmic cataclism.
However, in some cases, a system may leave some trace (as for example petrified “wood”, which is in fact stone).
H. PRAT called these traces “ aura ”.