Founding principles

Founding Principles of Space Mixing Theory

This article develops from first principles some of the key ingredients necessary to successfully construct a Theory of Everything (TOE). The heart of a successful TOE must contain an accurate model of space. The basic principles governing existence have been used to show that space is a network of linked perceptions. The exchange of perceptions, or information, in space is called space mixing....

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Scale relativity theory and integrative systems biology: 1. Founding principles and scale laws.

In these two companion papers, we provide an overview and a brief history of the multiple roots, current developments and recent advances of integrative systems biology and identify multiscale integration as its grand challenge. Then we introduce the fundamental principles and the successive steps that have been followed in the construction of the scale relativity theory, and discuss how scale ...

Toward a theory of organisms: Three founding principles in search of a useful integration.

Organisms, be they uni- or multi-cellular, are agents capable of creating their own norms; they are continuously harmonizing their ability to create novelty and stability, that is, they combine plasticity with robustness. Here we articulate the three principles for a theory of organisms, namely: the default state of proliferation with variation and motility, the principle of variation and the p...

Low Impact Urban Design and Development: scope, founding principles and collaborative learning

The paper presents an overview of a nationwide research and implementation programme in New Zealand entitled ‘Low impact urban design and development: making it mainstream’ and reports on two aspects of the research underway. The purpose of the programme is to facilitate the uptake and implementation of low impact urban design and development (LIUDD) practices. The paper briefly outlines the sc...