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... energy , or where information is trans- mitted without a flow of energy or matter . The first is the case in a telegraph cable , where a direct current is flowing in one direc- tion , but information , a message , can be sent in either ...
... energy , or where information is trans- mitted without a flow of energy or matter . The first is the case in a telegraph cable , where a direct current is flowing in one direc- tion , but information , a message , can be sent in either ...
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... energy . In open systems , in contrast , the steady state is not reversible as a whole nor in many individual reactions . Further- more , the second principle applies , by definition , to closed systems only and does not define the ...
... energy . In open systems , in contrast , the steady state is not reversible as a whole nor in many individual reactions . Further- more , the second principle applies , by definition , to closed systems only and does not define the ...
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... energy for maintaining the distance from true equilibrium . For the maintenance of ' dynamic equilibrium ' , it is necessary that the rates of processes be exactly harmonized . Only in this way is it possible that certain components can ...
... energy for maintaining the distance from true equilibrium . For the maintenance of ' dynamic equilibrium ' , it is necessary that the rates of processes be exactly harmonized . Only in this way is it possible that certain components can ...
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Introduction | 1 |
The Meaning of General System Theory | 29 |
Limitations | 38 |
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