Abstract
In line with a recent suggestion by the author (Bull. Math. Biophysics,20, 267–73, September, 1958) that not only does the organism as a whole map on the primordial, but that each organ can also be thus mapped, it is shown that the previously introduced abstract spaces, which represent an organism, contain subspaces which map continuously on the space of the primordial. Several theorems about those subspaces are proven.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Similar content being viewed by others
Literature
Alexandroff, P. and Hopf, H. 1935.Topologie, Vol. I. Berlin: J. Springer.
Rashevsky, N. 1954. “Topology and Life: In Search of General Mathematical Principles in Biology and Sociology.”Bull. Math. Biophysics,16, 317–48.
— “Some Remarks on Topological Biology.”,17, 207–18.
— 1958a. “A Contribution to the Search of General Mathematical Principles in Biology.”,20, 71–93.
— 1958b. “A Comparison of Set-Theoretical and Graph-Theoretical Approaches in Topological Biology.”,20, 267–73.
— 1959.Mathematical Biophysics, Vol. II, (In press). New York: Dover Publications, Inc.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Rashevsky, N. A note on topological biology. Bulletin of Mathematical Biophysics 21, 97–100 (1959). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02476460
Received:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02476460