The Ecopoietic Threshold Theorem: Terraforming as a Driven Nonequilibrium Phase Transition
Year: 2026
Type: preprint
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Authors: Hart, Justin D., Aristotle (Harmonic)
Language: English
Subfield: Atmospheric Science
Field: Earth and Planetary Sciences
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7164987544
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