Into the Cool: Energy Flow, Thermodynamics, and Life
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"Into the Cool: Energy Flow, Thermodynamics, and Life" is a popular science book that explores how thermodynamics and energy flow shape the emergence, complexity, and evolution of life and other natural systems.
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| instanceOf |
non-fiction book
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popular science book → |
| addresses |
how complex systems maintain order while dissipating energy
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how living systems are open systems far from equilibrium → the relationship between entropy and life → |
| aimsTo |
connect physics, chemistry, and biology through energy flow
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make thermodynamics accessible to general readers → |
| author |
Dorion Sagan
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Eric D. Schneider → |
| connectsTo |
concept of dissipative structures by Ilya Prigogine
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systems thinking in ecology and biology → |
| discusses |
energy gradients as drivers of complexity
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patterns and organization in ecosystems → the second law of thermodynamics in biological contexts → the thermodynamic basis of evolution → |
| emphasizes |
energy flow as central to understanding life
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non-equilibrium conditions in living systems → |
| explores |
how energy flow shapes the emergence of life
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how thermodynamics underlies biological complexity → links between physical laws and biological organization → the role of non-equilibrium processes in natural systems → |
| field |
biophysics
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complex systems → ecology → |
| genre |
biology
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science → thermodynamics → |
| hasPerspective | interdisciplinary → |
| hasTheme |
emergence of complexity from physical laws
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relationship between order and entropy → |
| language | English → |
| mainSubject |
complexity in nature
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dissipative structures → energy flow → evolution → non-equilibrium thermodynamics → origin of life → self-organization → systems theory → thermodynamics → |
| typeOfWork | explanatory science writing → |
| writtenFor | general audience → |
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