On Emergence and Explanation
Intellectica Revue de l Association pour la Recherche CognitivePublished 1 January 1997
Nils A. Baas, Claus Emmeche
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Abstract
Emergence is a universal phenomenon that can be defined mathematically in a very general way. This is useful for the study of scientifically legitimate explanations of complex systems, here defined as hyperstructures. A requirement is that observation mechanisms are considered within the general framework. Two notions of emergence are defined, and specific examples of these are discussed.
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Physics and Astronomy