432 The Cell Language Theory: Connecting Mind and Matterb2861 The Cell Language Theory: Connecting Mind and Matter “6x9”equating the gnergy of the gnergy tetrahedron with the possibles of
Peircean metaphysics, thus leading to the following inference:Gnergy is the source of the possibles out of which all actuals in the
Universe are derived. (10.35)10.13 Information–Entropy Relation
One of the fundamental assumptions made in formulating the unified
theory of molecular machines, living cells, mind, Peircean signs, and the
Universe proposed in [279] is that information (simply defined as the abil-
ity to select or as the consequence of a selecting action, dissipating the
requisite free energy), and energy (the ability to do work, including select-
ing) are complementary aspects of a third entity called gnergy [7] (see
Section 2.9). However, the complementary relation between information
and energy is not generally accepted among scholars, and there are other
possible relations between them. There are three schools of thoughts con-
cerning the relation between energy and information as summarized in
Table 10.8:- The monadic school
i. Energy and information are identical. Brillouin’s “Negentropy
Principle of Information” may represent the most widely dis-
cussed example of this school of thought [414–416].
ii. Energy is primary and information is derivable from it [46,
417–419].
iii. Information is primary and energy can be derived from it [420]. - The dyadic school
Energy and information are two separate and distinct primary
entities on an equal footing. Two variations of this school may be
recognized —
i. Energy and information are distinct and cannot be interconverted.
Bohmian quantum mechanics [421] and Laszlo’s “connectivity
hypothesis” [422] may belong to this school.
ii. Energy and information are distinct but can be interconverted to
each other [423, 424].
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