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physics.soc-ph2026
Adjacent Possible Innovation Dynamics on Local Optima Networks
Leonardo Rizzo, Edward D. Lee, János Kertész
We propose Local Optima Networks (LONs) as a formal framework for modeling innovation dynamics. A LON is a directed weighted graph in which nodes represent locally stable technolog…
physics.soc-ph2025
Synthesis of innovation and obsolescence
Edward D. Lee, Christopher P. Kempes, Manfred D. Laubichler +14
Innovation and obsolescence describe the dynamics of ever-churning social and biological systems, from the development of economic markets to scientific and technological progress…