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How does the Earth system generate and maintain thermodynamic disequilibrium and what does it imply for the future of the planet?
The Earth's chemical composition far from chemical equilibrium is unique in our Solar System, and this uniqueness has been attributed to the presence of widespread life on the planet. Here, I show how this notion can be quantified using non-equilibrium thermodynamics. Generating and maintaining...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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The Royal Society Publishing
2012
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3261436/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22291221 http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2011.0316 |