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标 题: Ilya Prigogine Dies ........
发信站: 哈工大紫丁香 (Tue Jun 3 21:52:14 2003)
Next link is a report from The New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/30/obituaries/30PRIG.html?ex=1055321887
Ilya Prigogine, 86, Nobelist for Study of Complexity, Dies
By KENNETH CHANG
r. Ilya Prigogine, who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1977 for insights i
nto how life could arise in apparent defiance of the classical laws of physics
, died on Wednesday in Brussels. He was 86.
The second law of thermodynamics states that in any isolated physical system,
order inevitably dissolves into decay. But Dr. Prigogine showed that in a syst
em powered by an energy source ?the Earth bathed in light and heat from the Su
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Next link is a report from The New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/30/obituaries/30PRIG.html?ex=1055321887
Ilya Prigogine, 86, Nobelist for Study of Complexity, Dies
By KENNETH CHANG
r. Ilya Prigogine, who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1977 for insights i
nto how life could arise in apparent defiance of the classical laws of physics
, died on Wednesday in Brussels. He was 86.
The second law of thermodynamics states that in any isolated physical system,
order inevitably dissolves into decay. But Dr. Prigogine showed that in a syst
em powered by an energy source ?the Earth bathed in light and heat from the Su
n, for example ?structures can evolve and become more complex.
"It showed a mechanism by which life could exist in the physical world," said
Dr. Linda E. Reichl, director of the research center at the University of Texa
s at Austin that is named after Dr. Prigogine.
Dr. Prigogine (pronounced PRIG-uh-gene) split much of his academic career betw
een the University of Texas and the Universit?Libre in Brussels.
Dr. Prigogine's mathematical models could also be applied to problems as dispa
rate as the growth of cities and the dynamics of traffic jams, laying down the
foundation for a field now known as complexity.
In an interview in 1977 after the announcement of his Nobel Prize, Dr. Prigogi
ne explained his research in terms of an analogy with two towns, one walled of
n, for example ?structures can evolve and become more complex.
"It showed a mechanism by which life could exist in the physical world," said
Dr. Linda E. Reichl, director of the research center at the University of Texa
s at Austin that is named after Dr. Prigogine.
Dr. Prigogine (pronounced PRIG-uh-gene) split much of his academic career betw
een the University of Texas and the Universit?Libre in Brussels.
Dr. Prigogine's mathematical models could also be applied to problems as dispa
rate as the growth of cities and the dynamics of traffic jams, laying down the
foundation for a field now known as complexity.
In an interview in 1977 after the announcement of his Nobel Prize, Dr. Prigogi
ne explained his research in terms of an analogy with two towns, one walled of
f from the outside world, the other a nexus of commerce. The first town, he sa
id, represents the closed system of classical physics and chemistry, which mus
t decay according to the second law of thermodynamics. The second town is able
to grow and become more complex because of its interactions with the surround
ing environment.
Born in Moscow in 1917, Ilya Prigogine moved to Germany with his family in 192
1 after the Russian Revolution and then to Belgium in 1929. He received his un
dergraduate and graduate degrees in chemistry at the Universit?Libre in Brusse
ls. He became a Belgian citizen in 1949.
In research beginning after World War II, Dr. Prigogine devised mathematical m
odels that showed how chemical reactions could produce complex, changing patte
f from the outside world, the other a nexus of commerce. The first town, he sa
id, represents the closed system of classical physics and chemistry, which mus
t decay according to the second law of thermodynamics. The second town is able
to grow and become more complex because of its interactions with the surround
ing environment.
Born in Moscow in 1917, Ilya Prigogine moved to Germany with his family in 192
1 after the Russian Revolution and then to Belgium in 1929. He received his un
dergraduate and graduate degrees in chemistry at the Universit?Libre in Brusse
ls. He became a Belgian citizen in 1949.
In research beginning after World War II, Dr. Prigogine devised mathematical m
odels that showed how chemical reactions could produce complex, changing patte
rns. The patterns, which he called "dissipative structures," were observed in
physical chemical experiments in the late 1960's.
In 1967, Dr. Prigogine became a professor of physics and chemical engineering
at the University of Texas, where he started the Center for Thermodynamics and
Statistical Mechanics. The center is now named the Ilya Prigogine Center for
Studies in Statistical Mechanics and Complex Systems.
Dr. Prigogine wrote or was co-author of 20 books and almost 1,000 research art
icles.
At his death, Dr. Prigogine was director of the International Solvay Institute
s for Physics and Chemistry in Brussels.
Dr. Prigogine is survived by his wife, Marina Prokopowicz, and two sons, Yves
rns. The patterns, which he called "dissipative structures," were observed in
physical chemical experiments in the late 1960's.
In 1967, Dr. Prigogine became a professor of physics and chemical engineering
at the University of Texas, where he started the Center for Thermodynamics and
Statistical Mechanics. The center is now named the Ilya Prigogine Center for
Studies in Statistical Mechanics and Complex Systems.
Dr. Prigogine wrote or was co-author of 20 books and almost 1,000 research art
icles.
At his death, Dr. Prigogine was director of the International Solvay Institute
s for Physics and Chemistry in Brussels.
Dr. Prigogine is survived by his wife, Marina Prokopowicz, and two sons, Yves
and Pascal.
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