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The information theory of individuality.
Theory in biosciences = Theorie in den Biowissenschaften - 1 Jun 2020
Krakauer David, Bertschinger Nils, Olbrich Eckehard, Flack Jessica C, Ay Nihat
Abstract excerpt
Despite the near universal assumption of individuality in biology, there is little agreement about what individuals are and few rigorous quantitative methods for their identification. Here, we propose that individuals are aggregates that preserve a measure of temporal integrity, i.e., "propagate" information from their past into their futures. We formalize this idea using information theory and graphical models....
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