ON RELATING THE BEHAVIOR OF A SYSTEM TO THE BEHAVIOR OF ITS CONSTITUENTS. CELLULAR DIFFERENTIATION AND THE APPLICATION OF LIAPUNOV'S DIRECT METHOD TO STATISTICAL MECHANICS.
Abstract
The problem of relating microscopic processes to macroscopic processes is discussed by studying the way in which the morphological states of animal and plant cells are related to their metabolic pathways and by introducing an entropy concept based on the stability of the molecular equations of motion. The use of Liapunov's direct method instead of probability methods in many-body problems is stressed. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 31, 1968
- Accession Number
- AD0666469
Entities
People
- Philip S. Ulinski
- William L. Kilmer
Organizations
- Michigan State University