Non-equilibrium Thermodynamics and the Production of Entropy Life, Earth, and Beyond /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Kleidon, Axel (Editor), Lorenz, Ralph D. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2005.
• Series: Understanding Complex Systems,
• Subjects: Earth sciences.; Geophysics.; Geobiology.; Atmospheric sciences.; Thermodynamics.; Astrobiology.; Statistical physics.; Dynamical systems.; Earth Sciences.; Biogeosciences.; Geophysics/Geodesy.; Atmospheric Sciences.; Statistical Physics, Dynamical Systems and Complexity.
• Physical Description: XX, 264 p. online resource.
• ISBN: 9783540323594
• ISSN: 1860-0840

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.