Non-equilibrium Thermodynamics and the Production of Entropy [[electronic resource] ] : Life, Earth, and Beyond / / edited by Axel Kleidon, Ralph D. Lorenz

• Pubblicazione: Berlin, Heidelberg : , : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2005
• Edizione: 1st ed. 2005.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (XX, 264 p.)
• Disciplina: 536/.73
• Soggetto topico: Geobiology; Geophysics; Atmospheric sciences; Statistical physics; Dynamical systems; Thermodynamics; Astrobiology; Biogeosciences; Geophysics/Geodesy; Atmospheric Sciences; Complex Systems
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Persona (resp. second.): KleidonAxel; LorenzRalph D
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di contenuto: Entropy Production by Earth System Processes -- Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics in an Energy-Rich Universe -- Stumbling Into the MEP Racket: An Historical Perspective -- Maximum Entropy Production and Non-Equilibrium Statistical Mechanics -- Using Ecology to Quantify Organization in Fluid Flows -- Cosmological and Biological Reproducibility: Limits on the Maximum Entropy Production Principle -- Entropy Production in Turbulent Mixing -- Entropy Production of Atmospheric Heat Transport -- Water Vapor and Entropy Production in the Earth's Atmosphere -- Thermodynamics of the Ocean Circulation: A Global Perspective on the Ocean System and Living Systems -- Entropy and the Shaping of the Landscape by Water -- Entropy Production in the Planetary Context -- The Free-Energy Transduction and Entropy Production in Initial Photosynthetic Reactions -- Biotic Entropy Production and Global Atmosphere-Biosphere Interactions -- Coupled Evolution of Earth's Atmosphere and Biosphere -- Temperature, Biogenesis and Biospheric Self-Organization -- Entropy and Gaia: Is there a Link Between MEP and Self-Regulation in the Climate System?- Insights from Thermodynamics for the Analysis of Economic Processes.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Non-equilibrium Thermodynamics and the Production of Entropy
• ISBN: 1-281-39196-4; 9786611391966; 3-540-32359-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910144618003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Understanding Complex Systems, . 1860-0832