Information, Entropy, and Progress: A New Evolutionary Paradigm

by Robert U. Ayres

Market: Those in economics, especially thermodynamics, statistical mechanics, cybernetics, information theory, resource use, and evolutionary economic behavior. This book presents an innovative and challenging look at evolution on several scales, from the earth and its geology and chemistry to living organisms to social and economic systems. Applying the principles of thermodynamics and the concepts of information gathering and self- organization,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0883189119
• ISBN13: 9780883189115
• Release Date: May 1997
• Publisher: American Institute of Physics
• Length: 301 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.5" x 9.6"