The Law of Resonance Erosion: A Boundary Condition for Stability in Complex Adaptive Systems

2026/03/11 by Bernd von Mallinckrodt · 1 voice

paper · doi:10.5281/zenodo.18961532

openalex publication_date 2026/03/11 · openalex created_date 2026/03/12 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/01

Abstract

This preprint proposes a general stability boundary condition for complex adaptive systems. It formulates the hypothesis that stability approaches zero when structural compression and systemic pressure increase without a corresponding growth of adaptive resonance. The formulation connects Ashby’s Law of Requisite Variety, May–Wigner network stability theory, and thermodynamic dissipation principles. Keywords complex adaptive systems system stability Ashby law May-Wigner stability resilience network collapse systems theory organizational resilience

Discussions

• What happens to a system that only increases pressure & structural compression while adaptive resonance disappears? My new preprint proposes a boundary law for collapse in complex adaptive systems: [bsky, 1 points, 0 comments]

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