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... Systems Science Methods in General Systems Research Advances of General System Theory 5 The Organism Considered as Physical System The Organism as Open System General Characteristics of Open Chemical Systems Equifinality Biological ...
... Systems Science Methods in General Systems Research Advances of General System Theory 5 The Organism Considered as Physical System The Organism as Open System General Characteristics of Open Chemical Systems Equifinality Biological ...
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... to closed systems ; the theory of open systems is relatively new and leaves many problems unsolved . The devel- Weight in g opment of kinetic theory of open systems The Model of Open System 141 Some Characteristics of Open Systems.
... to closed systems ; the theory of open systems is relatively new and leaves many problems unsolved . The devel- Weight in g opment of kinetic theory of open systems The Model of Open System 141 Some Characteristics of Open Systems.
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... open sys- tems . However , the latter is presupposed if the system ( like the living organism ) is to be " self - organizing " ( Foerster and Zopf , 1962 ) , i.e. , is to go toward higher differentiation . As was men- tioned above , no ...
... open sys- tems . However , the latter is presupposed if the system ( like the living organism ) is to be " self - organizing " ( Foerster and Zopf , 1962 ) , i.e. , is to go toward higher differentiation . As was men- tioned above , no ...
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
The Meaning of General System Theory | 30 |
Some System Concepts in Elementary Mathematical | 54 |
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