The second law of thermodynamics for biological systems

Author: tamta beitrishvili
Keywords: Entropy, negative entropy, The second law of thermodynamics, Thermodynamic potentials
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The existence of a living organism, thermodynamic characteristics of molecular components of cells and tissues, balanced reactions in metabolic processes and the series of actions taking place in it are closely related to energy transformation and switches in energetic balance. The limited number of fundamental principles of classical thermodynamics, the strictness of the rules and the simple mathematical system give thermodynamics a significant advantage for widespread use. All living organisms are open and clear thermodynamic systems. Open biological thermodynamic systems in their functional process go through a number of non-balanced states, which, in their turn, are accompanied by changes in thermodynamic parameters. This work aims to describe the processes taking place in living organisms, how thermodynamics and other rules operate in biological systems (Le-Chatelier's principle, Prigogine's law, etc.), why and how life is possible on earth, and what are the factors affecting living organisms.