On the Universality of Mesoscience: Science of 'the in-between'
Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems
2013-02-26 v1
Abstract
The universality of mesoscales, ranging between elemental particles and the universe, is discussed here by reviewing widely disparate fields and presenting four cases, at differing hierarchical levels, from chemistry, chemical engineering, meteorology, through to astronomy. An underpinning concept, "Compromise in competition", is highlighted between various dominant, but competing mechanisms, and is identified here to be the universal origin of complexity and diversity in such examples. We therefore advance this as a key underlying principle of an emerging science -- Mesoscience.
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@article{arxiv.1302.5861,
title = {On the Universality of Mesoscience: Science of 'the in-between'},
author = {Jinghai Li and Wenlai Huang and Peter P. Edwards and Mooson Kwauk and John T. Houghton and Daniel Slocombe},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1302.5861},
year = {2013}
}
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8 pages, 1 figure