Is there a unique Markov blanket for any given system, or do nested multi-scale Markov blankets all exhibit life-like behavior?

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• Is there a unique Markov blanket for any given system?question0.872
  Question about the multiplicity of Markov blankets across scales.
• Does this mean there is lifelike behaviour everywhere or is there something special about the Markov blankets of systems we consider to be alive?question0.870
  Philosophical question arising from the ubiquity of Markov blankets.
• If systems are ergodic and possess a Markov blanket, they will show lifelike behaviour.hypothesis0.860
  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.claim0.826
  Argument that physical laws inevitably produce Markov blankets.
• Minimum entropy Markov blankets may characterize biological systems.claim0.816
  Conjecture about what distinguishes living from non-living systems.
• Any ergodic random dynamical system that possesses a Markov blanket will appear to actively maintain its structural and dynamical integrity.claim0.788
  The lemma that leads to the main claim.
• Markov Blanketconcept0.768
  A statistical partition of states that separates internal states from external hidden states; fundamental to self-organization in the paper.
• Markov Blanketsmethod0.767