Complex Time for Chaoplex Systems: From Newton to Wiener.

After introducing the context and prehistory, the paper shows the threefold rationale for proposing an extension of conventional time, able to be used in modelling living systems: failure of atem- poral modelling in ecology; unsuitability of Newtonian time for transdisciplinary research; requirements of service-oriented soft- ware engineering (SOSE). The approach is boundedly rational: the start vector contains few premises (e.g., the extension must start from and be reducible to conventional time) and flexible criteria (e.g., the extension should be mathematically "conve- nient" and exploit its roots - mainly Euler and Laplace). On this groundwork, Wienerian time is defined as complex-valued extension of physical time, its components are evaluated, and first consequences for SOSE are inferred. After abridging the "Proof-of-Concept" appliance (research toolkit aimed at "What- if" scenarios for exploring homeostasis in benthic communities) the paper focuses on the different temporal dimensions (required by the system and by any perturbation triggering its evolution toward homeostasis) and on the temporal accessibility relations between the two Kripke worlds. Instead of premature conclusions, the paper ends with assumptions inferred from the "Proof-of-Concept" application and suggestions to exploit other roots too. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]