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dissipative structure

The Other Side of the Global Crisis: Entropy and the Collapse of Civilizations

December 15, 2020March 7, 2016 by Jacopo Simonetta

Eventually, our society (as any other society in history) is a dissipative structure.

Categories Society Tags dissipative structure, entropy, system theory Leave a comment

The Physics of Energy and the Economy

December 15, 2020February 9, 2016 by Gail Tverberg

I approach the subject of the physics of energy and the economy with some trepidation. An economy seems to be a dissipative system, but what does this really mean?

Categories Economy Tags commodity prices, debt default, dissipative structure, oil prices, Seneca cliff Leave a comment

A New Theory of Energy and The Economy – Part 1 – Generating Economic Growth

December 15, 2020January 22, 2015 by Gail Tverberg

How does the economy really work? In my view, there are many erroneous theories in published literature.

Categories Economy Tags dissipative structure, economic growth, networked economy, oil price 1 Comment

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