The concept of multi-alternative in the animate and inanimate structures

The paper concentrates on some mechanisms of evolution that forms the constructive-oriented approach to the existence and development process of both wildlife and inanimate nature. This approach, also known as multi-alternative concept, is taken as a basis for the discussion of some interrelated and complementary principles of the diversity, discreteness and hierarchy in evolutionary processes and structures. First of all, it is demonstrated, that the possibility of evolution depends mainly on the heterogeneity of matter forms that implicates the diversity of its acquired characteristics. It can also be shown that the specified diversity is essentially enabled with discreteness of elements, which constitutes the combinatorial manifold of patterns and modes in physical and biological systems. Special attention is given to the issue of correlation between process hierarchy and structures, on one side, and its stability and homeostasis on the other. Finally, there are some examples provided to demonstrate the application of the considered principles in solving different technological problems, such as development of high-reliable power systems for space stations or designing evolutionary algorithms for decision-making systems. It is shown that the evolutionary concept of community multi-alternative opens prospects for its practical appliance to application analysis and control of complex systems, both of natural and anthropogenic origin.