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In life thermodynamics, living system is an oft-used term defining a living body or a boundaried collection of living entities as a thermodynamic system. In a sense, a “living system” is a boundaried region that contains life. The general view of living systems is that they are open and that the proper thermodynamic quantity to consider is the Gibbs free energy G, in the sense that G will be minimized and the entropy S may or may not be maximized; although the postulate that such systems are “far-from-equilibrium” often lays question to this logic, for many. [1]
References
1. Mishra, R.K. (1989). Molecular and Biological Physics of Living Systems (pgs. 1-2). Taylor & Francis.
Further reading
● Gatlin, Lila L. (1972). Information Theory and the Living System. Columbia University Press.
● Thaxton, Charles B., Bradley, Walter L., Olsen, Roger L. (1984). The Mystery of Life’s Origin: Reassessing Current Theories (ch. 7: Thermodynamics of Living Systems). Philosophical Library.
● Welch, G. Rickey. (1991). “Thermodynamics and Living Systems: Problems and Paradigms”, J. Nutr. 121: 1902-06.
● Capra, Fritjof. (1996). The Web of Life: a New Scientific Understanding of Living Systems. New York: Anchor books.
● Gladyshev, Georgi P. (2005). “The Second Law of Thermodynamics and the Evolution of Living Systems”, Journal of Human Thermodynamics, Vol. 1, pgs. 68-81, December.
References
1. Mishra, R.K. (1989). Molecular and Biological Physics of Living Systems (pgs. 1-2). Taylor & Francis.
Further reading
● Gatlin, Lila L. (1972). Information Theory and the Living System. Columbia University Press.
● Thaxton, Charles B., Bradley, Walter L., Olsen, Roger L. (1984). The Mystery of Life’s Origin: Reassessing Current Theories (ch. 7: Thermodynamics of Living Systems). Philosophical Library.
● Welch, G. Rickey. (1991). “Thermodynamics and Living Systems: Problems and Paradigms”, J. Nutr. 121: 1902-06.
● Capra, Fritjof. (1996). The Web of Life: a New Scientific Understanding of Living Systems. New York: Anchor books.
● Gladyshev, Georgi P. (2005). “The Second Law of Thermodynamics and the Evolution of Living Systems”, Journal of Human Thermodynamics, Vol. 1, pgs. 68-81, December.
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