A variational synthesis of evolutionary and developmental dynamics

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Citation KeyFriedman2023VariationalSynthesisEvolutionaryDevelopmental048

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This paper presents a variational formulation of natural selection, emphasizing the interplay between different 'kinds' of 'things' and their influence on each other. It formulates adaptive fitness as a path integral of phenotypic fitness, interpreting evolutionary and developmental dynamics through a Bayesian lens.

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Findings / Concepts

Introduces a variational synthesis of evolutionary and developmental dynamics.
Formulates adaptive fitness as a path integral of phenotypic fitness.
Demonstrates the necessity of considering populations of distinct natural kinds rather than conspecifics.
Establishes a framework for integrating slow phylogenetic processes with fast phenotypic processes.

Methods / Techniques

Utilizes Bayesian mechanics to understand the relationship between phylogenetic and phenotypic processes.
Applies the free energy principle to model evolutionary and developmental dynamics.
Employs path integral formulation of stochastic dynamics and the renormalisation group.
Describes natural selection and action selection as emergent properties of random dynamical processes.

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Friedman, Daniel Ari. 2023. A variational synthesis of evolutionary and developmental dynamics. Entropy.

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