Main Title |
Transcendental thermodynamics / |
Author |
Morel, Richard E.
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Other Authors |
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Publisher |
Smith College, Louise W. and Edmund J. Kahn Liberal Arts Institute, |
Year Published |
2012 |
OCLC Number |
829688967 |
Subjects |
Thermodynamics ;
Amoeba ;
Biodiversity ;
Economics ;
Force and energy ;
Entropy ;
Equilibrium ;
Evolution ;
Metabolism ;
Sustainability ;
Yeast
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Internet Access |
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
ELBM |
TJ265.M67 2012 |
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AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
03/18/2013 |
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Collation |
[ii], 23 p. ; 28 cm. |
Notes |
"Created in conjunction with the Kahn Liberal Arts Institute project: Liquid worlds (January 2010)"--Cover. Includes bibliographical references (p. 21-23) Printed paper copy of online document. |
Contents Notes |
Thermodynamics is often viewed as a narrow, introspective discipline, trapped by its origins in the 18th and 19th centuries. By dramatic contrast, we show that the Fourth Law of Thermodynamics provides explanations and interpretations of all natural events, extending across artificial boundaries of traditional academic disciplines. The Fourth Law of Thermodynamics states that far-from-equilibrium systems increase entropy at the maximum rate available to them. This broadly inclusive paradigm applies to systems from molecules, to organisms, to the biosphere. The Fourth Law is the Law of Evolution. All systems that communicate with their environment exhibit self-organization and self-optimization, enabling the emergence and the evolution of life as a sustained optimization of entropy increase. |
Place Published |
Northampton, Mass. |
Access Notes |
Also available online. |
Corporate Au Added Ent |
Smith College. Kahn Liberal Arts Institute. |
Title Ser Add Ent |
Louise W. and Edmund J. Kahn Institute Working Papers |
PUB Date Free Form |
c2012 |
Series Title Untraced |
Kahn Institute Working Paper |
BIB Level |
m |
Cataloging Source |
OCLC/T |
OCLC Time Stamp |
20130311121303 |
Language |
eng |
Origin |
OCLC |
Type |
CAT |
OCLC Rec Leader |
02283nam 2200457Ka 45020 |