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Systems Theory

3 public research records in this topic.

Research note in development

Conductor or Orchestra? Two Ways to Understand the Human Brain

Comparing centralized control with embodied and distributed accounts of mind

The brain is often described either as the body's controller or as one participant in a larger living system. This developing research note compares those pictures across evolution, anatomy, physiology, and behavior. Its evidence method is still being refined, so its conclusions remain provisional.

Research note in development

Old Bricks, New Arch? Testing Claims of Software Novelty

Comparing a composable architecture with established systems practices

A software design can look new while being assembled from familiar ideas. This developing research note compares one composable architecture with microservices, actor systems, domain-driven design, formal methods, autopoiesis, and resilience research. Novelty judgments remain provisional until the comparisons and sources are verified.

Research note in development

When Software Behaves Like an Ecosystem

Relationships, boundaries, feedback, and emergence as architectural lenses

Software systems are built, but their interactions can still produce effects that no single part controls. This developing research note explores an ecosystem analogy for architecture through boundaries, exchange, feedback, and emergence. The analogy remains provisional and will be revised where historical or technical evidence does not support it.