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Dissipative structure
An organised physical pattern sustained under non-equilibrium conditions through continuing exchanges. Application to social or organisational life needs its own mechanism and evidence rather than resemblance alone.
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Summary
An organised physical pattern sustained under non-equilibrium conditions through continuing exchanges. Application to social or organisational life needs its own mechanism and evidence rather than resemblance alone.
Implications for practice
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Key distinctions
- source account vs editorial interpretation
- material exchange vs causal openness
- bibliographic access vs full-text evidence
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Connections to practice
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Common confusions
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Further checks
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Recorded connections
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Status: candidate · Relation: introduces distinction
In Challoner’s reconstruction: A dissipative structure persists under non-equilibrium conditions maintained by exchange.
Locator: p. 4, DS5; p. 6, PS5–PS7
- Prigogine: order under non-equilibrium conditions: researcher module (source scoped research pass)
Physical exchange with the environment explanatory prerequisite Dissipative structure
Status: candidate · Relation: explanatory prerequisite
Source-scoped reading of Challoner’s module: The module’s dissipative structures require sustained exchanges under non-equilibrium conditions; openness alone is insufficient.
Locator: p. 6, PS5–PS6
- Prigogine: order under non-equilibrium conditions: researcher module (source scoped research pass)
Claims and disputes
In Challoner’s reconstruction: A dissipative structure persists under non-equilibrium conditions maintained by exchange.
Claim status: candidate. Review status: research pass needs editor.
Source-scoped interpretation. Human editorial acceptance remains pending.
Supporting sources
- Prigogine: order under non-equilibrium conditions: researcher module (source scoped research pass)
Source-scoped reading of Challoner’s module: The module’s dissipative structures require sustained exchanges under non-equilibrium conditions; openness alone is insufficient.
Claim status: candidate. Review status: research pass needs editor.
Source-scoped interpretation. Human editorial acceptance remains pending.
Supporting sources
- Prigogine: order under non-equilibrium conditions: researcher module (source scoped research pass)
Sources and passage locators
- Prigogine: order under non-equilibrium conditions: researcher module (source scoped research pass)
- Prigogine: order under non-equilibrium conditions: researcher module: p. 4, DS5; p. 6, PS5–PS7 · research pass needs editor
- Prigogine: order under non-equilibrium conditions: researcher module: p. 6, PS5–PS6 · research pass needs editor
Cite this entry
Taylor, B. P. (2026). Dissipative structure. The Necessary Tangle, release 0.35. https://transduction.systems/entries/concept_dissipative_structure/
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