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Formal Definitions of Unbounded Evolution and Innovation Reveal Universal Mechanisms for Open-Ended Evolution in Dynamical Systems.
Paper summary
Defines unbounded evolution and innovation relative to recurrence and trajectories attainable under fixed rules. Dynamical-system examples explore how time-dependent rules can satisfy these proposed open-endedness criteria.
Relevance to the project
Provides operational distinctions for novelty versus mere nonrepetition. Compare rule change, observation horizon, and recurrence limits when designing measurements.
These definitions do not settle every meaning of biological open-ended evolution.
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- Reference ID
- doi-10-1038-s41598-017-00810-8
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- reference-library/papers/doi-10-1038-s41598-017-00810-8/metadata.json · summary
- Review status
- initial orientation summary; not a critical full-paper review
- Reading scope
- Selected abstract/opening and available closing discussion/conclusion passages in the preserved text extract; broader project notes provide context. No reproduction of experiments, exhaustive methods review, or equation/figure audit.