Non-equilibrium Thermodynamics and the Production of Entropy
Subtitle: Life, Earth, and Beyond (Understanding Complex Systems)
Contributors: A. Kleidon (Editor); R.D. Lorenz (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: December 22, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 260
ISBN-13: 9783540224952
Subjects: Thermodynamics; Life Sciences - Biology - General; Entropy; Science; Science/Mathematics; Nonequilibrium thermodynamics; Earth Sciences - Geology; General; Nature-General; Science / Biology; Science / Geology; Science-Earth Sciences - Geology; Earth Sciences - Meteorology & Climatology; Geophysics
First sentence: Earth system processes perform work by degrading sources of free energy, thereby producing entropy.