General System Theory: Foundations, Development, ApplicationsAn attempt to formulate common laws that apply to virtually every scientific field, this conceptual approach has had a profound impact on such widely diverse disciplines as biology, economics, psychology, and demography. |
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Page 123
... true chemical equilibria in closed systems . Obviously , the reaction system and reaction conditions are infinitely more complicated in organisms than in the systems usually dealt with in physical chemistry . These are reactions among ...
... true chemical equilibria in closed systems . Obviously , the reaction system and reaction conditions are infinitely more complicated in organisms than in the systems usually dealt with in physical chemistry . These are reactions among ...
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... true of a chemical system in equilibrium . It is not a state of chemical rest ; rather reactions are continually ... true equilibrium incapable of performing work ; rather it is a dynamic pseudo - equilibrium , kept constant at a certain ...
... true of a chemical system in equilibrium . It is not a state of chemical rest ; rather reactions are continually ... true equilibrium incapable of performing work ; rather it is a dynamic pseudo - equilibrium , kept constant at a certain ...
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... true of beings with an entirely different psychophysical constitution . Suppose there are intelligent beings or " angels " on a planet of the Sirius who perceive only x - rays ; they would have detected , in a corresponding way , those ...
... true of beings with an entirely different psychophysical constitution . Suppose there are intelligent beings or " angels " on a planet of the Sirius who perceive only x - rays ; they would have detected , in a corresponding way , those ...
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
The Meaning of General System Theory | 30 |
Some System Concepts in Elementary Mathematical | 54 |
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