Cross-domain structural pattern
Physarum network morphology responds to environmental stimuli by expanding or retracting tubes. Cytoplasmic flow bidirectionally transports nutrients through the network. Flow patterns optimize based on nutrient source locations. Network adapts topology through tube reinforcement when flow is high and tube degradation when flow is low. This creates an intelligent search for optimal transport paths through flow-structure feedback.
view paper→System behavior near phase transition becomes scale-invariant. Correlation length diverges as control parameter approaches critical value. Fluctuations at all scales contribute equally near criticality. Universal exponents characterize transition independent of microscopic details. Finite-size effects modify scaling when system size comparable to correlation length.
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