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concept:attractor-in-state-spaceAttractor in State-Space
Small regions in dynamical system state-space to which complex systems converge; cited from complexity theory as partial but insufficient explanation for living structure
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- Principle of Unfolding Wholenessanalogous_toThe principle that every natural process is governed by a step-by-step unfolding where each step preserves the structure of the wholeness, introduced in Chapter 1 and elaborated here.
- Complexity Theoryassociated_withThe class of explanations from the Santa Fe Institute tradition, including attractor dynamics and emergent order, evaluated as insufficient to fully explain the appearance of living structure
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- Attractor Staterelated_toLow-energy configuration toward which systems are drawn; low-stress states serve as attractors in morphogenesis.
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