论系统自组织机制——耗散结构机理图的诠释

Mechanism of Self-Organization in Systems——To Annotate the Key Diagram of Prigogine's Dissipative Structure

普利高津的耗散结构机理图对于我们理解系统自组织的机制是极其重要的.本文试图阐明这一机理图的确切含义.主要观点如下:1)非平衡、非线性和涨落是系统自组织的三个基本要素.2)它们作为耗散结构形成的必要条件,在自组织的过程中是相互依赖的.3)三者的相互关联构成一个循环,其中无所谓起声、和终点,也就是说“有序之源”不是唯一的.4)机理图还显示了广义进化的理论以及探索复杂性的方法.

Prigogine's key diagram of dissipative structure is very important for us to understand the mechanism of self-organization in systems. In this paper,the author intends to explain the exact meaning of this diagram. The main ideas are as follows: 1) Nonequilibrium,nonlinearity and fluctuation are three essential elements of self-organization in systems. 2) These elements as the necessary conditions of dissipative structure are interdependant in the process of self-organization. 3) The relations among the three elements make up such a cycle that each one is both a starting point and a terminus. 4) The diagram also shows the generalized evolution theory and the way of exploring complexity.