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The techniques of network theory are generalized to include irreversible thermodynamic systems. Complex nonlinear systems can be treated in this way in terms of a well-defined mathematical structure.
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OSTER, G., PERELSON, A. & KATCHALSKY, A. Network Thermodynamics. Nature 234, 393–399 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/234393a0
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