Entropy production and the Second Law in photosynthesis

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Bioenergetics

Volumn 1767, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1189-1193

  Knox, Robert S ^a   Parson, William W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Entropy; Photosynthesis; Second law of thermodynamics

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; ENERGY; ENTROPY; EXCITATION; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION; THERMODYNAMICS;

ENTROPY; LIGHT; PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

EID: 34848838604     PISSN: 00052728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2007.07.004     Document Type: Article

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