An Entropic Model of Gaia

2017/05/04 by Rudy Arthur, Arthur, Rudy, Arwen Nicholson +1
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · #FOS: Biological sciences #Populations and Evolution (q-bio.PE) #q-bio.PE

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1705.01803

13 pages, 4 figures

arxiv created 2017/05/04 · arxiv updated 2017/05/05

Abstract

We modify the Tangled Nature Model of Christensen et. al. so that the agents affect the carrying capacity. This leads to a model of species-environment co-evolution where the system tends to have a larger carrying capacity with life than without. We discuss the model as an example of an entropic hierarchy and some implications for Gaia theory.

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