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Extended Memory Evolutive Systems in a Hyperstructure Context

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This paper is just a comment to the impressive work by A. C. Ehresmann and J.-P. Vanbremeersch on the theory of Memory Evolutive Systems (MES). MES are truly higher order systems. Hyperstructures represent a new concept which I introduced in order to capture the essence of what a higher order structure is—encompassing hierarchies and emergence. Hyperstructures are motivated by cobordism theory in topology and higher category theory. The morphism concept is replaced by the concept of a bond. In the paper I briefly introduce hyperstructures motivated geometrically and suggest further developments of the MESs along these lines, which could widen up new areas of applications.

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Baas, N.A. Extended Memory Evolutive Systems in a Hyperstructure Context. Axiomathes 19, 215–221 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10516-009-9066-3

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