Entropy of Mind and Negative Entropy
Entropy of Mind and Negative Entropy

Author: Tullio Scrimali

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2018-05-08

Total Pages: 310

ISBN-13: 0429913303

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Schizophrenia is the central problem in the sciences of the mind, not only for its etiological, psychopathological and clinical aspects, but also because of its implications for therapy and rehabilitation. In this volume the author describes a series of new scientific and clinical perspectives for schizophrenia influenced by cognitivist and constructivist approaches and informed by the logic of complexity and non-linear, dynamic systems. The author delineates a new complex theory of the brain and a procedural theory of the mind, founded on the concept of the modular brain and the coalitional mind. Subsequently, the author develops a multi-factorial conceptualization of the etiological dynamic and an original, complex, and evolutionary perspective concerning the psychotic condition, which has been redefined, in this case, as Entropy of the Mind or Phrenentropy. In conclusion, the author illustrates an innovative, integrated protocol, denominated Negative Entropy, for the treatment and rehabilitation of patients with schizophrenia.

Negative Entropy
Negative Entropy

Author: Cruz Iniguez

Publisher: Infinity Pub

Published: 2008-09

Total Pages: 133

ISBN-13: 9780741448989

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Clausius¿s second law analysis is a peculiar construction indeed, as in it the criterion that allows for the discrimination between reversible and irreversible processes -the entropy function- is concocted from the precise opposite notion; this is, from the assumed identity in nature between the reversible and irreversible transfers of heat. The corrected analysis not only challenges the alleged universality of the law of increasing entropy; it also allows for a re-conceptualization of Thomson¿s problem about the impossibility of restoration of mechanical energy, as well as hints a new paradigm for the study of self-organizing phenomena.

Social Entropy Theory
Social Entropy Theory

Author: Kenneth D. Bailey

Publisher: SUNY Press

Published: 1990-01-01

Total Pages: 336

ISBN-13: 9780791400562

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Social Entropy Theory illuminates the fundamental problems of societal analysis with a nonequilibrium approach, a new frame of reference built upon contemporary macrological principles, including general systems theory and information theory. Social entropy theory, using Shannon's H and the entropy concept, avoids the common (and often artificial) separation of theory and method in sociology. The hallmark of the volume is integration, as seen in the author's interdisciplinary discussions of equilibrium, entropy, and homeostasis. Unique features of the book are the introduction of the three-level model of social measurement, the theory of allocation, the concepts of global-mutable-immutable, discussion of order and power, and a large set of testable hypotheses.

Entropy and Negentropy
Entropy and Negentropy

Author: Edited by: Kisak

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2015-11-07

Total Pages: 254

ISBN-13: 9781519182494

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In thermodynamics, entropy (usual symbol S) is a measure of the number of specific ways in which a thermodynamic system may be arranged, commonly understood as a measure of disorder. According to the second law of thermodynamics the entropy of an isolated system never decreases; such a system will spontaneously proceed towards thermodynamic equilibrium, the configuration with maximum entropy. Systems that are not isolated may decrease in entropy, provided they increase the entropy of their environment by at least that same amount. Since entropy is a state function, the change in the entropy of a system is the same for any process that goes from a given initial state to a given final state, whether the process is reversible or irreversible. However, irreversible processes increase the combined entropy of the system and its environment.The negentropy, also negative entropy, syntropy, extropy, ectropy or entaxy, of a living system is the entropy that it exports to keep its own entropy low; it lies at the intersection of entropy and life. The concept and phrase "negative entropy" was introduced by Erwin Schr�dinger in his 1944 popular-science book What is Life? Later, L�on Brillouin shortened the phrase to negentropy, to express it in a more "positive" way: a living system imports negentropy and stores it. In 1974, Albert Szent-Gy�rgyi proposed replacing the term negentropy with syntropy.This book discusses the concepts of both entropy and negentropy which can be viewed as the means to an end and a beginning in the world of physics and is designed to be a reference and provide an overview of the topic and give the reader a structured knowledge to familiarize yourself with the topic at the most affordable price possible.The accuracy and knowledge is of an international viewpoint as the edited articles represent the inputs of many knowledgeable individuals and some of the most current knowledge on the topic, based on the date of publication.

Every Life Is on Fire
Every Life Is on Fire

Author: Jeremy England

Publisher: Basic Books

Published: 2020-09-15

Total Pages: 185

ISBN-13: 1541699009

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A preeminent physicist unveils a field-defining theory of the origins and purpose of life. Why are we alive? Most things in the universe aren't. And everything that is alive traces back to things that, puzzlingly, weren't. For centuries, the scientific question of life's origins has confounded us. But in Every Life Is on Fire, physicist Jeremy England argues that the answer has been under our noses the whole time, deep within the laws of thermodynamics. England explains how, counterintuitively, the very same forces that tend to tear things apart assembled the first living systems. But how life began isn't just a scientific question. We ask it because we want to know what it really means to be alive. So England, an ordained rabbi, uses his theory to examine how, if at all, science helps us find purpose in a vast and mysterious universe. In the tradition of Viktor Frankl's Man's Search for Meaning, Every Life Is on Fire is a profound testament to how something can come from nothing.

Entropy and Information Optics
Entropy and Information Optics

Author: Francis T.S. Yu

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2017-11-28

Total Pages: 196

ISBN-13: 1351370146

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This book shows there is a profound connection between information and entropy. Without this connection, information would be more difficult to apply to science. This book covers the connection and the application to modern optics and radar imaging. It shows that there exists a profound relationship between Einstein’s relativity theory and Schröinger’s quantum mechanics, by means of the uncertainty principle. In due of the uncertainty relation, this book shows that every bit of information takes time and energy to transfer, to create and to observe. The new edition contains 3 new chapters on radar imaging with optics, science in the myth of information, and time and the enigma of space.

The Collection of Essays on the Issue of Consciousness and High Negative Entropy
The Collection of Essays on the Issue of Consciousness and High Negative Entropy

Author: Ming Wong

Publisher: Scientific Research Publishing, Inc. USA

Published: 2016-03-16

Total Pages: 799

ISBN-13: 1618961292

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This book tries hard to answer some question of life and the phenomena of consciousness; indeed, it answers some questions, but it raises more questions. Thus, for this book, it is just a wakeup call, awaking people that there is a huge hidden theoretical space behind physics; for this hidden space, there are a lot of investigations which are needed to be done. Particularly, I hope this book could remind people: other than the crystal world which is governed by physical rule; there is the non-crystal world which is governed by order of nature (negative entropy, advance thermodynamics). Here, for the brain science, for the bio-medical research, the research work is faced serious challenge; people are searching for new direction. The approach of (QM/AT) could provide the new imagination for such search.

Holonomy
Holonomy

Author: Jeffrey Stamps

Publisher: Jeffrey Stamps

Published: 1980

Total Pages: 238

ISBN-13: 9780914105176

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