Entropy Principle for the Development of Complex Biotic Systems : Organisms, Ecosystems, the Earth.

The concept of entropy in thermodynamics is a complex one, though it is fundamental in understanding physics, the workings of the mind, and biology. Entropy is the measure of the quality of energy, and it can also refer to the turn from order to disorder or randomness in isolated systems. In open sy...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Aoki, Ichiro
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Burlington : Elsevier Science, 2012.
Colección:Elsevier insights.
Temas:
Entropy.
Natural history.
Science.
Natural History
Science
Entropie.
Sciences naturelles.
Sciences.
entropy.
natural sciences.
sciences (philosophy)
science (modern discipline)
NATURE > Reference.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Biology.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > General.
Entropy
Natural history
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Thermodynamics and Living Systems
  • Plant Leaves
  • Animals
  • Humans I: Direct Calorimetry
  • Humans II: Indirect Calorimetry
  • Ecological Communities
  • Lake Ecosystems
  • Entropy Principle in Living Systems (Min- ax Principle)
  • The Earth.

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