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mass m above the fixed reference point. The effectiveness reflects the ability of
the string-mass object to minimize its losses and maximize its performance
within the context of the connections and environment.
Interactions between the ground and the building structure, the structure
and the beam, the beam and the brass ring, the brass ring and the string,
and the string and the brass ring reveal emergence, that is, the trait of tension on the string. Emergence is necessary for integration, but by itself is
insufficient.
There are three types of emergence: intrinsic, temporary, and reversible.
The intrinsic emergence results with a change in the properties of one of
the objects participating in an exchange of EMMI, that is, an interaction. The
property changes of an object that are irreversible become permanent emergent properties. Changes in attributes (e.g., change in the markings on the
mass or change in the checking of the beam, or change of clothes for one of
the experiments) are reversible. Reversible changes showcase temporary
emergence. Temporary emergence can be sustained for as long as the appropriate EMMI is available and the context and circumstances support the
emergent attribute(s). Irreversible changes in properties due to interactions
are typical of emergent properties of an object(s). It is possible to have reversible changes in properties given the appropriate EMMI and conditions and
circumstances (termed as reversible emergence). Such reversible changes in
properties represent stable changes in objects that are stable in two EMMI
conditions—one before the (reversible) change and one after the change has
been reversed. Both situations are stable, the one that represents the change
is termed as metastable. The (reversible) temporary emergence is also
termed as metastable. Constraints placed on objects result in emergence (all
three types).
Identifying the function(s) of an object begin by noting how the object is
and can be connected to other objects. Once connected, determine what the
various combinations of connection and objects can do (in the physical, functional, and behavioral sense). Since the function derives its existence from
the interface between objects (with the object’s mechanisms working in
concert) to support the needs to maintain the interface, a requirement for
interface stability is necessary.
Interface
Interfaces (in their simplest form) are comprised of two objects connected
together by EMMI. Interaction requires both objects to exchange EMMI. That
means the connection derives from EMMI. For example, consider two similar
pieces of wood (similar in terms of properties, traits, and attributes). One piece
of wood placed on top of the other piece of wood provides a connection via