The principal Markov blanket identified by spectral graph theory formed a clustered structure with internal subsystems enshrouded by sensory and active subsystems.

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• 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.claim0.804
  Key theoretical claim linking active inference to physics in Section 2.
• Lesions to active, sensory, or internal states caused rapid dispersion and structural disintegration of the Markov blanket.finding0.783
  Simulation result demonstrating autopoietic maintenance and oscillator death after lesions.
• Minimum entropy Markov blankets may characterize biological systems.claim0.779
  Conjecture about what distinguishes living from non-living systems.
• Free-energy scaling under domain-wall formation in Potts, autoregressive, and hierarchical networks shows that combinatorics of interactions on a graph prevent or allow spontaneous ordering.finding0.775
  Core result demonstrating topological constraints on self-organization
• If systems are ergodic and possess a Markov blanket, they will show lifelike behaviour.hypothesis0.768
  The main hypothesis the paper attempts to verify heuristically and with simulations.
• Any ergodic random dynamical system that possesses a Markov blanket will appear to actively maintain its structural and dynamical integrity.claim0.768
  The lemma that leads to the main claim.
• Is there a unique Markov blanket for any given system, or do nested multi-scale Markov blankets all exhibit life-like behavior?question0.765
  Poses challenge to definition: if every Markov blanket induces active inference, is there lifelike behavior everywhere?
• Is there a unique Markov blanket for any given system?question0.749
  Question about the multiplicity of Markov blankets across scales.