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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... - chemical equilibria ( distribution , diffusion , adsorption , electrostatic equi- libria ) are of fundamental physiological significance ( cf. Moser 5: The Organism Considered as Physical System The Organism as Open System.
... - chemical equilibria ( distribution , diffusion , adsorption , electrostatic equi- libria ) are of fundamental physiological significance ( cf. Moser 5: The Organism Considered as Physical System The Organism as Open System.
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... considered as an equilibrium system . The organism is not a closed , but an open system . We term a system " closed " if no material enters or leaves it ; it is called " open " if there is import and export of material . There is ...
... considered as an equilibrium system . The organism is not a closed , but an open system . We term a system " closed " if no material enters or leaves it ; it is called " open " if there is import and export of material . There is ...
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... considered is the dependence of a system not only on actual conditions , but also on past conditions and the course taken in the past . These are the phenomena known as " after - effect , " " hereditary " ( in mathematical sense : E ...
... considered is the dependence of a system not only on actual conditions , but also on past conditions and the course taken in the past . These are the phenomena known as " after - effect , " " hereditary " ( in mathematical sense : E ...
Contents
Introduction | 8 |
On the History of Systems Theory | 10 |
Trends in Systems Theory | 17 |
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