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The specific application of non-equilibrium thermodynamic principles to complex adaptive systems. This is the rigorous math behind the idea that life, cities, and ecosystems are not accidents but natural, energy-dissipating structures. It quantifies how these systems maintain themselves at the edge of chaos by optimally balancing energy import, entropy export, and internal organization. The system's intelligence or function becomes a thermodynamic variable.
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