Re: Minimization principal for evolution

I should have been more explicit in my original question. By a
minimization principal I mean in the sense of calculus; i.e. given a
function f the local minima occur when the derivative of the function
is zero. The specific minimization principal that I was thinking about
is potential energy minimization. This is physically very fundamental,
and applies to all physical processes. You can think of the potential
energy function, of a physical system, as a hyperdimensional surface
composed of hills (unstable states), valleys (stable states), and
mountain passes that connect the valleys. Evolution, to me, is a
process that moves a physical system from one valley (stable state) to
another valley by finding the mountain passes. Is this a perspective
that has been taken by anybody?


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