Any ergodic random dynamical system that possesses a Markov blanket will appear to actively maintain its structural and dynamical integrity.

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• If systems are ergodic and possess a Markov blanket, they will show lifelike behaviour.hypothesis0.858
  The main hypothesis the paper attempts to verify heuristically and with simulations.
• A Markov blanket is (almost) inevitable in coupled dynamical systems with short-range interactions.claim0.828
  Argument that physical laws inevitably produce Markov blankets.
• Minimum entropy Markov blankets may characterize biological systems.claim0.794
  Conjecture about what distinguishes living from non-living systems.
• Biological systems are ergodic, possess a Markov blanket, exhibit active inference, and are autopoietic.claim0.793
  Summary of the four criteria for biological self-organization.
• Is there a unique Markov blanket for any given system?question0.792
  Question about the multiplicity of Markov blankets across scales.
• Under the Markov blanket assumption together with NESS, a generalised synchrony appears, such that the dynamics of internal states can be cast as performing inference over external states via minimisation of variational free energy.claim0.789
  Key theoretical claim linking active inference to physics in Section 2.
• Is there a unique Markov blanket for any given system, or do nested multi-scale Markov blankets all exhibit life-like behavior?question0.788
  Poses challenge to definition: if every Markov blanket induces active inference, is there lifelike behavior everywhere?
• The principal Markov blanket identified by spectral graph theory formed a clustered structure with internal subsystems enshrouded by sensory and active subsystems.finding0.768
  Visual and quantitative observation of Markov blanket emergence.