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Equilibrium And Nonequilibrium Modeling Of Yinyang Wuxing For Diagnostic Decision Support In Traditional Chinese Medicine

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  • WEN-RAN ZHANG

    (Department of Computer Science, College of Information Technology, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA 30460, USA)

  • SU-SHING CHEN

    (CAS-MPG Partner Institute of Computational Biology, Shanghai Institutes of Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 320 Yue Yan Road, Shanghai 200031, China)

Abstract

Although the theory of YinYang WuXing (YYWX) or YinYang-5-Elements (subsystems of human body) has been a major analytical basis for Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) for thousands of years, the theory has been primarily empirical in nature without a formal mathematical or scientific foundation. Based on bipolar set theory, YinYang bipolar linear algebra is introduced and an equilibrium- or nonequilibrium-based computational model of YYWX is proposed. Nourishing and regulating relations are defined; YYWX dynamic equations are formulated; global and local equilibrium and nonequilibrium conditions are established and proved. Computer simulations of equilibrium and nonequilibrium processes show that the new approach provides a unique scientific basis for future research and development in herbal medicine, Qi (vital energy), QiGong, JingLuo (acupuncture channels), and acupuncture. A decision support system is prototyped and presented for diagnostic decision analysis in TCM. Furthermore, this work is expected to provide a basic YinYang cellular network architecture for modern scientific research in socioeconomics as well as in genomics, bioeconomics, metabolism, computational biology, aging, artificial intelligence, and biomedical engineering.

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  • Wen-Ran Zhang & Su-Shing Chen, 2009. "Equilibrium And Nonequilibrium Modeling Of Yinyang Wuxing For Diagnostic Decision Support In Traditional Chinese Medicine," International Journal of Information Technology & Decision Making (IJITDM), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 8(03), pages 529-548.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:ijitdm:v:08:y:2009:i:03:n:s0219622009003521
    DOI: 10.1142/S0219622009003521
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