Abstract
Neither the first nor the second laws of thermodynamics address the rate at which energy transformations or processes occur. But the rate of energy use is critically important, as is obvious in a foot race.
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I thank Garvin Boyle, Don Chisholm, Mary Odum-Logan and Jim Brown for assistance with this chapter.
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Hall, C.A.S. (2017). Maximum Power and Biology. In: Energy Return on Investment. Lecture Notes in Energy, vol 36. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-47821-0_7
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