Complexity, organization, evolution, and constructal law

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 119, Issue 7, 2016, Pages

  Bejan, A ^a   Errera, M R ^b  

^a Duke University   (United States)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRACTALS; THERMODYNAMICS;

ARROW OF TIME; CONSTRUCTAL LAW; DESIGN EVOLUTION; EVOLUTIONARY DESIGN; FLOW ARCHITECTURES; PHYSICAL MEANS; SECOND LAW; SECOND LAW OF THERMODYNAMICS;

FRACTAL DIMENSION;

EID: 84960914314     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: 10897550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4941554     Document Type: Article

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