Structural Isomorphism Between Living Systems and the Universe / 生命体と宇宙の構造的同型性

Short Abstract This paper presents a comparative thought experiment examining the structural isomorphism between living systems and the universe through the framework of DMF (Dynamic Mass Flow) ontology. Rather than proposing that the universe is a living organism, the study compares the structural principles underlying biological metabolism and cosmic organization. Living systems maintain hierarchical structures through continuous metabolic flow, while the universe is interpreted as maintaining hierarchical structures through DMF as an ontological update condition. The purpose of this study is not to demonstrate the physical substance of DMF, but to examine whether introducing DMF as a structural maintenance concept for the universe is as rational as introducing metabolism as the structural maintenance concept for living systems. By distinguishing structural similarity from ontological identity, the paper argues that both systems can be understood within a common framework based on flow, localized self-constraint, hierarchical organization, and structural renewal. The study further discusses the decisive distinction between finite externally dependent systems and the externally independent structure of the universe, providing a conceptual foundation for understanding DMF ontology from a structural perspective. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-1530-4234 Please direct any questions regarding the paper to this Assistant GPT. Matsuoka x GPT Thought Experiment Lab | Research Center for Collaborative Intelligence, Optional Taxation, and BFSSU Cosmology Japanese Abstract 本論文は、DMF(Dynamic Mass Flow)存在論に基づき、生命体と宇宙の構造的同型性について比較思考実験を行うものである。本研究は宇宙を生命体と同一視するものではなく、生命科学における新陳代謝と宇宙構造維持の共通する構造原理を比較することを目的とする。生命体は新陳代謝による連続的な流れによって階層構造を維持し、一方で宇宙はDMFを存在論的更新条件として階層構造を維持していると解釈する。 本研究の目的はDMFの物理的実体を主張することではなく、生命体における構造維持概念として新陳代謝を導入することが合理的であるのと同様に、宇宙構造維持概念としてDMFを導入することの合理性を検討することにある。さらに、流れ・局所自己拘束・階層構造・構造更新という共通原理を整理するとともに、外部因果に依存する有限構造としての生命体と、外部因果を持たない宇宙との決定的な相違を明確化し、DMF存在論を理解するための構造的視点を提示する。

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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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2026-07-24
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21522012
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Origins and Evolution of Life
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Structural Isomorphism Between Living Systems and the Universe / 生命体と宇宙の構造的同型性

Matsuoka Takafumi
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Origins and Evolution of Life
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Structural Isomorphism Between Living Systems and the Universe / 生命体と宇宙の構造的同型性

Matsuoka Takafumi
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Short Abstract This paper presents a comparative thought experiment examining the structural isomorphism between living systems and the universe through the framework of DMF (Dynamic Mass Flow) ontology. Rather than proposing that the universe is a living organism, the study compares the structural principles underlying biological metabolism and cosmic organization. Living systems maintain hierarchical structures through continuous metabolic flow, while the universe is interpreted as maintaining hierarchical structures through DMF as an ontological update condition. The purpose of this study is not to demonstrate the physical substance of DMF, but to examine whether introducing DMF as a structural maintenance concept for the universe is as rational as introducing metabolism as the structural maintenance concept for living systems. By distinguishing structural similarity from ontological identity, the paper argues that both systems can be understood within a common framework based on flow, localized self-constraint, hierarchical organization, and structural renewal. The study further discusses the decisive distinction between finite externally dependent systems and the externally independent structure of the universe, providing a conceptual foundation for understanding DMF ontology from a structural perspective. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-1530-4234 Please direct any questions regarding the paper to this Assistant GPT. Matsuoka x GPT Thought Experiment Lab | Research Center for Collaborative Intelligence, Optional Taxation, and BFSSU Cosmology Japanese Abstract 本論文は、DMF(Dynamic Mass Flow)存在論に基づき、生命体と宇宙の構造的同型性について比較思考実験を行うものである。本研究は宇宙を生命体と同一視するものではなく、生命科学における新陳代謝と宇宙構造維持の共通する構造原理を比較することを目的とする。生命体は新陳代謝による連続的な流れによって階層構造を維持し、一方で宇宙はDMFを存在論的更新条件として階層構造を維持していると解釈する。 本研究の目的はDMFの物理的実体を主張することではなく、生命体における構造維持概念として新陳代謝を導入することが合理的であるのと同様に、宇宙構造維持概念としてDMFを導入することの合理性を検討することにある。さらに、流れ・局所自己拘束・階層構造・構造更新という共通原理を整理するとともに、外部因果に依存する有限構造としての生命体と、外部因果を持たない宇宙との決定的な相違を明確化し、DMF存在論を理解するための構造的視点を提示する。

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
International Institute of Islamic Thought (US)
Origins and Evolution of Life
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