Ordered Emergence: A Unified Theory of Non-autonomous and Autonomous Systems

By Dr. Kaisheng Li

This book aims to construct a unified theoretical framework that integrates the evolutionary mechanisms of non-autonomous and autonomous systems, revealing the principles of emergent order from disorder. Non-autonomous systems, such as chemical molecules or planetary systems, gradually form ordered structures from low to high granularity through random collisions, energy flows, and environmental selection. Autonomous systems, like life or social organizations, achieve rapid evolution and complex functionality via information feedback and active adaptation. Despite their apparent differences, these systems share a core logic of transitioning from chaos to order. Through seven theories--energy flows, self-organization, modularity, selection mechanisms, information accumulation, temporal environments, and random collisions in non-autonomous systems--this book spans physics, chemistry, biology, and sociology to probe the deep mechanisms of order formation. We focus not only on single-scale structure formation, such as molecular bonding or ecological balance, but also on granularity relativity, showing how microscopic disorder nurtures macroscopic order. Most crucially, the book examines the leap from non-autonomous to autonomous systems, dissecting how key nodes like self-replication and information encoding propel the emergence of intelligence. This interdisciplinary approach seeks to offer a new paradigm for complex systems research, paving new paths to understanding the ordered principles of the cosmos, life, and human society. The book is divided into seven parts, comprising twenty-eight chapters, systematically unveiling the full spectrum of order formation. Part I, the introduction, lays the philosophical and scientific groundwork, articulating the eternal question of chaos and order. Part II dissects the core and cross-scale applications of the seven theories. Part III focuses on the formation of order, from molecular assembly in non-autonomous systems to the emergence of life in autonomous systems. Part IV explores physical, chemical, biological, and informational mechanisms in depth. Part V analyzes the function and significance of order, encompassing ecological, social, and cosmic perspectives. Part VI applies the theories to fields like artificial intelligence and ecological conservation. Part VII concludes with philosophical reflections and future outlooks. Each part employs concrete case studies for clarity, such as Earth's primordial chemical evolution, the RNA world's role in life's origin, the Cambrian explosion, the functional emergence of neural networks, and the cosmic order of galaxy formation. These cases validate the theories while bridging micro and macro scales, highlighting the pivotal roles of time, environment, and information. Guided by the themes of granularity relativity and the leap from non-autonomous to autonomous systems, the book progresses layer by layer toward the philosophical and scientific significance of intelligence's emergence.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0F5M9CSH1
• ISBN13: 9798280148918
• Release Date: April 2025
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 278 Pages
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.6" x 6.0"