Chemical organization theory: towards a theory of constructive dynamical systems
Molecular Networks
2007-06-13 v1
Abstract
Complex dynamical networks consisting of many components that interact and produce each other are difficult to understand, especially, when new components may appear. In this paper we outline a theory to deal with such systems. The theory consists of two parts. The first part introduces the concept of a chemical organization as a closed and mass-maintaining set of components. This concept allows to map a complex (reaction) network to the set of organizations, providing a new view on the system's structure. The second part connects dynamics with the set of organizations, which allows to map a movement of the system in state space to a movement in the set of organizations.
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@article{arxiv.q-bio/0501016,
title = {Chemical organization theory: towards a theory of constructive dynamical systems},
author = {Peter Dittrich and Pietro Speroni di Fenizio},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:q-bio/0501016},
year = {2007}
}
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20 pages, 4 figures