Information generating, sharing and manipulating Source-Reservoir-Sink model of self-organizing dissipative structures

TL;DR

This paper presents an information-theoretic model of self-organizing dissipative structures involving a source, reservoir, and sink, illustrating how information is generated, manipulated, and shared in complex systems, exemplified by carbon cage evolution.

Contribution

It introduces a novel Source-Reservoir-Sink model incorporating memory and capacity variations, extending information theory to self-organizing dissipative structures.

Findings

Reservoir's role in manipulating and storing information is characterized.

Asymmetric exchange between reservoir and sink is demonstrated.

Model applied to the evolution of buckyballs, showing practical relevance.

Abstract

Information-theoretic description of the signal transmitter, the channel and receiver is extended to the network of self-organizing dissipative structures consisting of a source, a reservoir and a sink. The information generation by the source is subjected to controlled manipulation by the reservoir before being transmitted to the sink. The reservoir can have memory and variable capacity for information storage. The role of the reservoir in building the manipulative capacity for information storage and selective sharing is illustrated by the characteristic of asymmetric exchange between the reservoir and the sink. A box-model is used to develop the model to represent material, process and information sharing among the source, the reservoir and the sink. The model is applied to self-organizing carbon cages with the end-directed evolution of the buckyball.