In chnopsology, Axel Kleidon (c.1960-) is a German physical meteorologist noted for his view that: [1]
“Biological activity increases the entropy production of the entire planetary system, both living and non-living.”
Kleidon was one of the editors, along with Ralph Lorenz, of the 2004 collaborative book Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics and the Production of entropy: Life, Earth, and Beyond. [2]
Education
Kleidon completed his BS in physics in 1992 at the University of Hamburg, Germany, his MS in physics in 1994 at Purdue University, Indiana, and his PhD in meteorology in 1998 at the University of Hamburg, Germany.
See also
● MaxEnt school
● Principle of maximum entropy production
References
1. (a) Kleidon, Axel. (2004). “Beyond Gaia: Thermodynamics of Life and Earth System Functioning”, Climatic Change, 66:271-319.
(b) Deacon, Terrence W. (2011). Incomplete Nature: How Mind Emerged from Matter (pg. 268). W.W. Norton & Co.
2. Kleidon, Axel and Lorenz, Ralph. (2004). Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics and the Production of entropy: Life, Earth, and Beyond. Springer.
External links
● Axel Kleidon (faculty) – Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry.
● Kleidon, A. (Axel) – WorldCat Identities.
