Systems · 2013 · 45 citations · 19 references
Natural SciencesBiologyPhysicsDynamical SystemsSustainability ScienceThermodynamicsEntropyEquilibrium ThermodynamicsNon-equilibrium ThermodynamicsSecond Law Of ThermodynamicsThermodynamic CyclesThermodynamics Of Biological SystemsClosuresEntropy Balance EquationsEntropy In Nonequilibrium ThermodynamicsEntropy ProductionEquilibrium ConditionsLinear Nonequilibrium ThermodynamicsSteady-state Nonequilibrium SystemsThermodynamic Entropy
A circular thermodynamics of organisms and sustainable systems is presented based on dynamic closures in nested space-time domains that enable the system to approach the ideal of zero entropy production simultaneously at equilibrium and far from equilibrium conditions.
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