EMT Appendix VIII Reflections on Active Persistence: Constitutive Hypotheses for Fatigue, Aging, and Computing | Synapse
February 2, 2026Open Access
EMT Appendix VIII Reflections on Active Persistence: Constitutive Hypotheses for Fatigue, Aging, and Computing
Key Points
The research investigates how stability in different domains can be conceptualized through the lens of active persistence.
Theoretical analysis of existing literature
Exploration of thermodynamic concepts
Discussion on biological and informational stability
Active persistence is proposed as a framework for understanding stability.
Measurable thermodynamic traces support the hypothesis of active persistence in biological contexts.
Potential implications for computing and aging processes are identified.
Abstract
Constitutive question: Could material, biological, informational stability be understood as active persistence—a continuous entropic resistance leaving measurable thermodynamic trace?