Non-equilibrium Thermodynamics and the Production of Entropy
Publication year: 2005
: 978-3-540-32359-4
The present volume studies the application of concepts from non-equilibrium thermodynamics to a variety of research topics. Emphasis is on the Maximum Entropy Production (MEP) principle and applications to Geosphere-Biosphere couplings. Written by leading researchers form a wide range of background, the book proposed to give a first coherent account of an emerging field at the interface of thermodynamics, geophysics and life sciences.
: Physics and Astronomy, biosphere, calculus, climate system, complexity, earth system processes, ecology, entropy, evolution, gaia hypothesis, geophysics, geosphere-biosphere coupling, ocean, system, temperature, thermodynamics
