DOI: 10.1063/1.1668896 ISSN:
Symmetry Breaking Instabilities in Dissipative Systems. II
I. Prigogine, R. Lefever- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
- General Physics and Astronomy
The thermodynamic theory of symmetry breaking instabilities in dissipative systems is presented. Several kinetic schemes which lead to an unstable behavior are indicated. The role of diffusion is studied in a more detailed way. Moreover we devote some attention to the problem of occurrence of time order in dissipative systems. It is concluded that there exists now a firm theoretical basis for the understanding of chemical dissipative structures. It may therefore be stated that a theoretical basis also exists for the understanding of structural and functional order in chemical open systems.