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... entropy and evolution disappears . In all irreversible processes , entropy must increase . Therefore , the change of entropy in closed systems is always positive ; order is continually destroyed . In open systems , however , we have not ...
... entropy and evolution disappears . In all irreversible processes , entropy must increase . Therefore , the change of entropy in closed systems is always positive ; order is continually destroyed . In open systems , however , we have not ...
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... entropy ) are , for thermodynamic reasons , possible only as open systems - e.g . , systems importing matter con- taining free energy to an amount overcompensating the increase in entropy due to irreversible processes within the system ...
... entropy ) are , for thermodynamic reasons , possible only as open systems - e.g . , systems importing matter con- taining free energy to an amount overcompensating the increase in entropy due to irreversible processes within the system ...
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... entropy production , a statement known as ' Prigogine's Theorem ' . Although it is still taken for granted by some bio- logists ( e.g. , Stoward , 1962 ) , it should be emphasized that Prigo- gine's Theorem , as was well known to its ...
... entropy production , a statement known as ' Prigogine's Theorem ' . Although it is still taken for granted by some bio- logists ( e.g. , Stoward , 1962 ) , it should be emphasized that Prigo- gine's Theorem , as was well known to its ...
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Introduction | 1 |
The Meaning of General System Theory | 29 |
Limitations | 38 |
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