VIABILITY DOMAIN
Charles François (2004). VIABILITY DOMAIN, International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics, 2(2): 3745.
| Collection | International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics |
|---|---|
| Year | 2004 |
| Vol. (num.) | 2(2) |
| ID | ◀ 3745 ▶ |
| Object type | Discipline oriented, Human sciences, Methodology or model |
The limits wherein a system must remain in order to insure its survival .
The concept is clear in Biology. Any system that starts with some letal gene will not survive very long time.
Moreover if it produces some offspring, these will be at an evolutive disadvantage in relation with more favorably endowed beings.
On the contrary, a mutation may enhance the survival potential of the system by expanding theenvironment in which it will be able to survive.
In social systems however it is much more difficult to evaluate how their viability can be affected and in which limits by some extrinsic or intrinsic condition or event .
See also
Artificial life