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The formation of ordered structures seems to contradict fundamental principles of physics according to which disorder should ever increase. Synergetics deals with the question how in spite of these laws structures can arise. We shall give a number of explicit examples. Large classes of ordered states in open systems are determined by a new principle based on the growth rates of collective configurations. In contrast, concepts such as entropy or entropy production are inadequate to treat such phenomena.
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Haken, H.: Synergetics. An Introduction. Nonequilibrium Phase Transitions and Self-Organization in Physics, Chemistry and Biology. Berlin-Heidelberg-New York: Springer 1978. Vgl auch Naturwissenschaften67, 121 (1980)
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Vortrag anläßlich der 111. Versammlung der Gesellschaft Deutscher Naturforscher und Ärzte, Hamburg, 21.— 25. September 1980
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Haken, H. Synergetik: Nichtgleichgewichte, Phasenübergänge und Selbstorganisation. Naturwissenschaften 68, 293–299 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01047471
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