Networks as constrained thermodynamic systems

Comptes Rendus - Biologies

Volumn 326, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 65-74

  Raine, Derek J ^a   Grondin, Yohann ^a,b   Thellier, Michel ^c   Norris, Vic ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE CERGY PONTOISE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE ROUEN   (France)

Author keywords

Cell; Connectivity; Intensive and extensive variables; Life; Network; Thermodynamics

Indexed keywords

CONNECTIVITY; THERMODYNAMICS;

BIOLOGY; ENERGY; ENTROPY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PROBABILITY; RANDOMIZATION; REVIEW; STATISTICAL DISTRIBUTION; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0038415958     PISSN: 16310691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1631-0691(03)00009-X     Document Type: Review

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