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Chaotic Behaviour of the Earth System in the Anthropocene
Alex E. Bernardini, Orfeu Bertolami, Frederico Francisco
It is shown that the Earth System (ES) can, due to the impact of human activities, exhibit chaotic behaviour. Our arguments are based on the assumption that the ES can be described…
Towards a Classification Scheme for the Rocky Planets based on Equilibrium Thermodynamic Considerations
O. Bertolami, F. Francisco
A classification scheme for rocky planets is proposed, based on a description of the Earth System in terms of the Landau-Ginzburg Theory of phase transitions. Three major equilibri…
A Physical Framework for the Earth System in the Anthropocene: Towards an Accountancy System
O. Bertolami, F. Francisco
At a time when humanity has achieved global dominance at a scale that was previously thought impossible, it might also face an existential threat due to the consequences of that ov…
Towards a Physically Motivated Planetary Accounting Framework
M. Barbosa, O. Bertolami, F. Francisco
In this work we present a physically motivated planetary Accounting Framework for the Earth System. We show that the impact of the human activity in terms of the Planetary Boundary…
Ensuring Uninterrupted Power Supply to Lunar Installations Through an Organic Rankine Cycle
F. Francisco, O. Bertolami
We propose using the temperature gradients between the Moon's surface and the soil at a certain depth to power an Organic Rankine Cycle that could supply a permanent installation,…
A phase-space description of the Earth System in the Anthropocene
O. Bertolami, F. Francisco
Based on a dynamic systems approach to the Landau-Ginzburg model, a phase space description of the Earth System (ES) in the transition to the Anthropocene is presented. It is shown…