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... final concentrations of the reactants naturally depend on the initial concentrations . If either the initial conditions or the process is altered , the final state will also be changed . This is not so in open systems . Here , the same ...
... final concentrations of the reactants naturally depend on the initial concentrations . If either the initial conditions or the process is altered , the final state will also be changed . This is not so in open systems . Here , the same ...
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... final state to be reached . Sec- ondly , this formulation is of a general nature ; it does not only apply to ... final length , l 。 the initial length , and k a constant . This looks as if the length I of the animal at time t were ...
... final state to be reached . Sec- ondly , this formulation is of a general nature ; it does not only apply to ... final length , l 。 the initial length , and k a constant . This looks as if the length I of the animal at time t were ...
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... final - value formula therefore ; is only a transformation of the differential equation indicating - actual conditions . In other words , the directedness of the process towards a final state is not a process differing from causality ...
... final - value formula therefore ; is only a transformation of the differential equation indicating - actual conditions . In other words , the directedness of the process towards a final state is not a process differing from causality ...
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Introduction | 1 |
The Meaning of General System Theory | 29 |
Limitations | 38 |
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