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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... steady state . Therefore , the condition for the existence of a chemical system in a steady state is a certain slowness of reactions . Momentary reactions , like those between ions , lead to equilibrium in " infinitely short " time ...
... steady state . Therefore , the condition for the existence of a chemical system in a steady state is a certain slowness of reactions . Momentary reactions , like those between ions , lead to equilibrium in " infinitely short " time ...
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... steady state expressed by Qu in ( 5.9 ) , Qu must suffice the time - independent equation : From this we see : T. + P1 = 0 ( 5.10 ) ( 1 ) If there is a stationary solution , the composition of the system in the steady state remains ...
... steady state expressed by Qu in ( 5.9 ) , Qu must suffice the time - independent equation : From this we see : T. + P1 = 0 ( 5.10 ) ( 1 ) If there is a stationary solution , the composition of the system in the steady state remains ...
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... steady state . Nevertheless , steady states in open systems have remarkable characteristics . An aspect very characteristic of the dynamic order in organismic processes can be termed as equifinality . Processes occurring in machine ...
... steady state . Nevertheless , steady states in open systems have remarkable characteristics . An aspect very characteristic of the dynamic order in organismic processes can be termed as equifinality . Processes occurring in machine ...
Contents
Introduction | 8 |
On the History of Systems Theory | 10 |
Trends in Systems Theory | 17 |
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