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Feedbacks, nonlinearities and nonequilibria: A thermodynamic perspective

G Nicolis1, S C Nicolis1

  • 1Interdisciplinary Center for Nonlinear Phenomena and Complex Systems, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Campus Plaine, CP 231 bd du Triomphe, Brussels 1050, Belgium.

Journal of Theoretical Biology
|September 3, 2018
PubMed

Keywords:
AutocatalysisEntropy productionFeedback circuitsMultistabilityNonlinear dynamics

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