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... thermodynamics . Hence the expectation that information may be used as measure of organization ( cf. p . 42 ; Quastler , 1955 ) . While information theory gained importance in communication engineering , its ap- plications to science ...
... thermodynamics . Hence the expectation that information may be used as measure of organization ( cf. p . 42 ; Quastler , 1955 ) . While information theory gained importance in communication engineering , its ap- plications to science ...
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... thermodynamics by Prigogine . The only attempt I know of to fill this gap is a further generali- zation of irreversible thermodynamics by Reik ( 1953 ) , who at- tempted to introduce time explicitly into the equations of thermodynamics ...
... thermodynamics by Prigogine . The only attempt I know of to fill this gap is a further generali- zation of irreversible thermodynamics by Reik ( 1953 ) , who at- tempted to introduce time explicitly into the equations of thermodynamics ...
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... thermodynamics ( ther- mostatics ) rather than irreversible thermodynamics of open sys- tems . However , the latter is presupposed if the system ( like the living organism ) is to be " self - organizing " ( Foerster and Zopf , 1962 ) ...
... thermodynamics ( ther- mostatics ) rather than irreversible thermodynamics of open sys- tems . However , the latter is presupposed if the system ( like the living organism ) is to be " self - organizing " ( Foerster and Zopf , 1962 ) ...
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The Meaning of General System Theory | 30 |
Science and Society | 51 |
Advances in General System Theory | 89 |
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