Title :
Structural and functional complexity: an informational approach
Author :
Piqueira, José Roberto Castilho
Abstract :
This paper establishes some definitions of entropy and information in the context of biological complexity. It is a trial on unifying ideas from Shanon´s information theory and thermodynamics, providing a coherent set of definitions, in order to help out in the understanding of biological complexity. The main contribution is a precise definition of complexity, distinguishing structural complexity from functional complexity
Keywords :
Biological information theory; Biology computing; Books; Data compression; Data engineering; Entropy; Information theory; Physics computing; Physiology; Thermodynamics;
Conference_Titel :
Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, 1994. Humans, Information and Technology., 1994 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Antonio, TX
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2129-4
DOI :
10.1109/ICSMC.1994.400141
