The Universal Dynamic Complexity as Extended Dynamic Fractality: Causally Complete Understanding of Living Systems Emergence and Operation

Abstract

The universal concept of complexity by the dynamic redundance paradigm and the ensuing concept of extended dynamic fractality (physics/9806002) are applied here to higher levels of complexity corresponding to living systems. After recalling the framework of unreduced dynamic complexity and dynamically probabilistic fractality (see also physics/0211071), we concentrate on the novelties they propose for the case of living systems with respect to the conventional, dynamically single-valued theory. The phenomenon of life can now be demystified and consistently understood as a particular case of the universal symmetry of complexity realised by unreduced complexity transformation from dynamic information into (extended) entropy that preserves the total complexity amount and involves its high enough levels. This intrinsically creative, and therefore realistic, version of bio-physical 'reductionism' reveals the explicit, dynamical source of adaptability and qualitatively new entity emergence and leads to essential, well substantiated changes in the strategy of research in such fields as evolution theory, genetics and medicine, allowing for the unique and efficient solution of the accumulated 'difficult' problems.