Theoretical analysis demonstrates physical memory maintains identity in supramolecular ensembles, highlighting memory as a fundamental mechanism for defining living systems.
The paper substantiates the thesis that physical memory — the ability of a material system to preserve structural changes after the cessation of the impact that caused them — is not one of the many properties of living systems, but a mechanism for preserving the identity of the supramolecular ensemble, as postulated in the Non-Information Theory of Life (NJT). According to the NTJ, life is defined as the ability of a supramolecular ensemble to maintain its identity in a continuous exchange of matter and energy.
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