Complexity change and space symmetry rupture

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 220, Issue 16, 2009, Pages 1880-1885

  Ruzzenenti, F ^a   Basosi, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Energy efficiency; Space symmetry rupture; Structural complexity

Indexed keywords

COMPLEXITY GROWTH; CONTINUOUS PROCESS; DEGREE OF FREEDOM; ENERGY DENSITY; ENERGY FLUXES; ENERGY-DRIVEN; EVOLUTIONARY SYSTEM; HIERARCHICAL LEVEL; NUMBER OF COMPONENTS; PATH DIVERSITY; PATH LENGTH; PRODUCTIVE SYSTEMS; SELF-CATALYTIC; SPACE AND TIME; SPACE GEOMETRY; SPACE SYMMETRY RUPTURE; STRUCTURAL COMPLEXITY; SUB-SYSTEM; SYSTEM STRUCTURES; THEORETICAL APPROACH; TRANSPORT SYSTEMS; TWO STAGE;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY FLUX; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; THEORETICAL STUDY; THERMODYNAMICS;

FORDIA;

EID: 67649195573     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2009.04.016     Document Type: Article

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