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Defining synergy thermodynamically using quantitative measurements of entropy and free energy.
- Source :
- Complexity; Nov/Dec2016 Supplement, Vol. 21, p235-242, 8p
- Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- Synergy is often defined as the creation of a whole that is greater than the sum of its parts. It is found at all levels of organization in physics, chemistry, biology, social sciences, and the arts. Synergy occurs in open irreversible thermodynamic systems making it difficult to quantify. Negative entropy or negentropy ( [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- ENTROPY
FREE energy (Thermodynamics)
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10762787
- Volume :
- 21
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Complexity
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 119499751
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1002/cplx.21800