
On the Arrow of Time and Organized Complexity in the Universe
There is a widespread assumption that the universe in general, and the biosphere on Earth in particular, is becoming more complex over time. This study formulates this assumption as a macroscopic law, the law of increasing complexity. It hypothesizes that this macroscopic law emerges in certain open systems, such as the observable universe and the biosphere on Earth. There are two types of complexity: disorganized and organized. The complexity associated with this assumption is organized comple…