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DISSIPATIVE STRUCTURE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-02-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics (Physics)
- Mathematics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- dissipative structure
1, record 1, English, dissipative%20structure
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The name dissipative structure expresses a paradox central to Prigogine's vision. Dissipation suggests chaos and falling apart; structure is its opposite. Dissipative structures are systems capable of maintaining their identity only by remaining continually open to the flux and flow of their environment. 2, record 1, English, - dissipative%20structure
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mécanique des fluides et hydraulique (Physique)
- Mathématiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- structure dissipative
1, record 1, French, structure%20dissipative
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Notion introduite par I. Prigogine dans la thermodynamique du "non-équilibre" pour décrire des structures loin de l'équilibre dont émergent les phénomènes d'ordre par fluctuation. S'oppose aux structures près de l'équilibre propres aux phénomènes d'ordre et de relations causales. On y trouve une analogie avec le processus d'élaboration des termitières. 2, record 1, French, - structure%20dissipative
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Exemple de notion nomade, inspirée de la théorie de l'auto-organisation, rapprochée à la théorie des bifurcations, à la théorie des catastrophes, au chaos fractal, et tout récemment à la théorie néo-connexionniste de l'autopoïèse. 2, record 1, French, - structure%20dissipative
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mecánica de fluidos e hidráulica (Física)
- Matemáticas
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- estructura disipativa
1, record 1, Spanish, estructura%20disipativa
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Las estructuras disipativas son ordenamientos espacio-temporales producto de fenómenos de auto-organización en sistemas abiertos lejos del equilibrio [...] 1, record 1, Spanish, - estructura%20disipativa
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