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IntroductionAim of this BookAn Imperfect State of ScienceImprovement through GraphsNodes of GraphsEnergy and State VariablesLinks and OrganizationSystem Constitutive PropertiesFormal Objects and Organization LevelsPolesThe Pole as Elementary CollectionFormal Graph Representation of a PoleComposition of PolesDefinition of a Pole and Its VariablesSpace Distributed PolesThe Role of SpaceFormal Graph Representation of a Space Distributed PoleSpace OperatorsTranslation Problems and GeneralizationDipolesThe DipoleFormal Graph Representation of a DipoleInteraction through Exchange between PolesDipole PropertiesCommon Features Result in New IdeasInfluence between PolesInteraction between PolesPoles–Dipole Constitutive PropertiesInfluence TheoryIn ShortMultipolesThe MultipoleDecomposition into DipolesDecomposition into PolesTheory of ConductionDipole AssembliesThe Dipole AssemblyEvolution and TimeFormal Graph Representation of a Dipole AssemblyTemporal OscillatorSpatial OscillatorSpatiotemporal OscillatorTransfersDefinition of TransferComparison between Energy VarietiesEnergy BehaviorsConvectionAssemblies and CircuitsAssemblies and DissipationDissipation and ConversionBasic Processes Involving DissipationRelaxation ModelsDamped Oscillator (Temporal)Spatially Damped OscillatorAttenuated PropagationCoupling between Energy VarietiesPassages of EnergyEnergetic EquivalenceEnergetic CouplingProperties of CouplingMultiple CouplingsIdeal GasThe Energy of CouplingThe Scaling Chemical PotentialMap of Energetic CouplingsConclusion and PerspectivesCharacteristics of the TheoryPerspectivesConclusionAppendicesGlossarySymbol ListGraph CodingList of Case StudiesCD-ROM contentReferencesIndex