The constructal law accounts for the universal phenomenon of generation and evolution of
design (configuration, shape, structure, pattern, rhythm). This phenomenon is observed …

Universal patterns such as power-law dependences, skewed distributions, tree-like
structures, networks and spirals are associated with energy dispersal processes using the …

We extend the concept that life is an informational phenomenon, at every level of
organisation, from molecules to the global ecological system. According to this thesis:(a) …

The theory of evolution by natural selection is herein subsumed by the 2nd law of
thermodynamics. The mathematical form of evolutionary theory is based on a re …

Modern science has still not provided a satisfactory empirical explanation for the increasing
complexity of living organisms through evolutionary history. As no agreed-upon definitions of …

Attempts to find and quantify the supposed low entropy of organisms and its preservation are
revised. The absolute entropy of the mixed components of non-living biomass …

An overall synthesis of biology and non-equilibrium thermodynamics remains a challenge at
the interface between the physical and life sciences. Herein, theorems from finite-time and …

Economic activity can be regarded as an evolutionary process governed by the 2nd law of
thermodynamics. The universal law, when formulated locally as an equation of motion …

The principle of least action provides a holistic worldview in which Nature in its entirety and
every detail is described in terms of actions. Each and every action is ultimately composed of …

A circular thermodynamics of organisms and sustainable systems is presented based on
dynamic closures in nested space-time domains that enable the system to approach the …