Entropy principle for the development of complex biotic systems organisms, ecosystems, the earth / Ichiro Aoki, (formerly) Department of Systems Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Shizuoka University, Japan.

Author/creator Aoki, Ichirō
Format Electronic
EditionFirst edition.
Publication InfoAmsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier, 2012.
Descriptionx, 107 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from eBook - Environmental Science 2012
Subjects
Entropy.

SeriesElsevier insights
Elsevier insights. ^A1016922
Contents Preface -- Thermodynamics and Living Systems -- Thermodynamics -- Entropy Law -- Entropy Production: Quantifiability in Living Systems -- Maxwell's Demon -- Plant Leaves -- Broad Leaves (Aoki, 1987a) -- Entropies Associated with Shortwave Solar Radiation -- Entropies Associated with IR Radiation -- Entropy Associated with Heat Flow due to Evaporation of Water and Conduction -- Entropy Flow due to Mass-Flow Associated with Photosynthesis
Contents Net Entropy Flow and Entropy Production -- Other Examples -- Discussion -- Conifer Branches (Aoki, 1989b) -- Solar Radiation Absorbed by a Branch of Ponderosa Pine -- IR Radiation Entropy Absorbed by the Branch -- Temperature of the Branch and Entropy Associated with Transpiration -- Entropy Associated with Free Convection -- IR Radiation Entropy Emitted by the Branch -- Net Entropy Flow and Entropy Production -- Other Cases -- Entropy Production at Night -- Theorem of Oscillating Entropy Production -- Animals -- White-Tailed Deer -- Lizard
Contents Entropy Flow due to Direct Solar Radiation -- Entropy Flow due to Diffuse Solar Radiation -- Entropy Flow due to Reflected Solar Radiation -- Entropy Flow due to IR Radiation from the Sky -- Entropy Flow due to IR Radiation from the Ground -- Entropy Flow due to IR Radiation Emitted by the Organism -- Entropy Flow due to Convection -- Entropy Flow due to the Evaporation of Water -- Entropy Production due to Metabolic Heat Production -- Entropy Flow due to Conduction -- Entropy Flow due to Mass-Flow Associated with Respiration
Contents Total Entropy Flow and Entropy Production -- Comparison with White-Tailed Deer -- Pigs -- Newborn Pigs -- Mature Pigs -- Age Dependence -- Discussion -- Humans I: Direct Calorimetry -- Direct Calorimetry: Outline and Significance -- Calculation of Entropy Production -- Entropy Homeostasis -- Nonbasal Effects -- Mild Exercise -- Violent Exercise -- Chills in Cold Environments -- Malarial Chill -- Humans II: Indirect Calorimetry -- Biological Meanings -- Physical Formulation -- Dissipation Function -- Energy Metabolism in Organisms
Contents Psiufunction -- Age Dependence I: Per Surface Area -- Age Dependence II: Per Individual -- The Average Human Individual: Extrapolation -- A Principle of Organization -- Ecological Communities -- Respiration -- Trophic Diversity -- Trophic Diversity Versus Respiration -- Three Estuaries in the USA -- Three Japanese Lakes -- ECOPATH Project -- Phytoplankton -- Aquatic Plants -- An Example: Lake Turkana -- Other Lakes -- Eutrophication -- Arrow of Time -- The Dissipation Function and Entropy Production -- Discussion.
Abstract The concept of entropy in thermodynamics is a complex one, though it is fundamental in understanding physics, the workings of the mind, and biology. Entropy is the measure of the quality of energy, and it can also refer to the turn from order to disorder or randomness in isolated systems. In open systems, such as biology, entropy is formulated in terms of production and energy flow. This book establishes a novel view of complex biological systems and the earth using this concept of entropy, encompassing the interdisciplinary area of biology, ecology and physics. This book considers the develop.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 101-107).
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