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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Thermodynamics expressly declares that its laws apply only to closed systems. In
particular, the second principle of thermodynamics states that, in a closed system,
a certain quantity, called entropy, must increase to a maximum, and eventually ...
Thermodynamics expressly declares that its laws apply only to closed systems. In
particular, the second principle of thermodynamics states that, in a closed system,
a certain quantity, called entropy, must increase to a maximum, and eventually ...
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Unsolved Problems At present, we do not have a thermodynamic criterion that
would define the steady state in open systems in a similar way as maximum
entropy defines equilibrium in closed systems. It was believed for some time that
such ...
Unsolved Problems At present, we do not have a thermodynamic criterion that
would define the steady state in open systems in a similar way as maximum
entropy defines equilibrium in closed systems. It was believed for some time that
such ...
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Foundations, Development, Applications Ludwig von Bertalanffy, von Bertalanffy
(Ludwig) George Braziller (Nowy Jork). The problem can be considered from the
viewpoints of kinetics and of thermodynamics. Detailed discussion of the theory ...
Foundations, Development, Applications Ludwig von Bertalanffy, von Bertalanffy
(Ludwig) George Braziller (Nowy Jork). The problem can be considered from the
viewpoints of kinetics and of thermodynamics. Detailed discussion of the theory ...
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Contents
Introduction | 8 |
On the History of Systems Theory | 10 |
Trends in Systems Theory | 17 |
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| Title | General System Theory: Foundations, Development, Applications International library of systems theory and philosophy Penguin University Books |
| Authors | Ludwig von Bertalanffy, von Bertalanffy (Ludwig) |
| Editor | George Braziller (Nowy Jork). |
| Edition | illustrated, revised |
| Publisher | G. Braziller, 2003 |
| ISBN | 0807604534, 9780807604533 |
| Length | 289 pages |
| Subjects | › Science / System Theory |
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