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Categorical system theory and the phenomenological calculus

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The mathematical theory of categories is used as a tool in the description of the structure and function of natural systems. The connections between the category of natural systems, with observables and dynamics, and the phenomenological calculus of response tensors, duality- and adjoint-invariance diagrams are established. The unified theory is applied to the analysis of hierarchies, pattern generation and the structure and dynamics of proteins.

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  1. Division of Chemistry, National Research Council, K1A 0R6, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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Louie, A.H. Categorical system theory and the phenomenological calculus. Bltn Mathcal Biology 45, 1029–1045 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02458829

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