Theory of organization in nature: Pulsating physiological processes

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 2097-2104

  Bejan, Adrian ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MASS TRANSFER; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; OPTIMIZATION; PHYSIOLOGY;

MECHANICAL POWER CONSUMPTION; OPTIMAL BREATHING HEARTBEAT TIME INTERVALS; ORGANIZATION THEORY;

THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0031165199     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0017-9310(96)00291-8     Document Type: Article

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