| Maximum-entropy principle: ecological organization and evolution. | |
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PMID: 19669413 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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In the present paper, we have first studied the role of the maximum-entropy principle to explain the concept of organization of a physical system in the decreasing law of entropy with the increase of external constraints imposed on the system. We have then considered an open ecosystem (living) and determined a quantitative measure of ecological organization from the consideration of the thermodynamics of irreversible processes. Finally, we have tried to explain the evolution of the ecosystem in the light of Prigogine's principle of "order through fluctuation." |
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C G Chakrabarti; Koyel Ghosh |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2009-08-04 |
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Title: Journal of biological physics Volume: 36 ISSN: 1573-0689 ISO Abbreviation: J Biol Phys Publication Date: 2010 Mar |
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Created Date: 2011-08-10 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0417731 Medline TA: J Biol Phys Country: Netherlands |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 175-83 Citation Subset: - |
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Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, 700009 India. |
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