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... matter , of chemical kinetics , but the model of interacting entities and forces is again at a different level . To take another example : living organisms are essentially open sys- tems , i.e. , systems exchanging matter with their ...
... matter , of chemical kinetics , but the model of interacting entities and forces is again at a different level . To take another example : living organisms are essentially open sys- tems , i.e. , systems exchanging matter with their ...
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... matters which are familiar to them , and which I myself have often presented . As Dost ( 1962a ) stated in a recent paper , " our sons already in their premedical examination take account of this matter , " i.e. , of the theory of open ...
... matters which are familiar to them , and which I myself have often presented . As Dost ( 1962a ) stated in a recent paper , " our sons already in their premedical examination take account of this matter , " i.e. , of the theory of open ...
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... matter with environment . In order to deal with open systems , an expansion and generalization was necessary which is known as irreversible thermodynamics . One of its consequences is elucidation of an old vitalistic puzzle . According ...
... matter with environment . In order to deal with open systems , an expansion and generalization was necessary which is known as irreversible thermodynamics . One of its consequences is elucidation of an old vitalistic puzzle . According ...
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
The Meaning of General System Theory | 30 |
Information and Entropy | 41 |
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