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Maximum power principle
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<p>The maximum power principle or Lotka's principle has been proposed as the fourth <a href="/facts/Laws_of_thermodynamics/ohfElNfe">principle of energetics</a> in <a href="/facts/Open_system_(systems_theory)/V9KwQ0dS">open system</a> <a href="/facts/Thermodynamics/q4hIx3yP">thermodynamics</a>. According to American ecologist <a href="/facts/Howard_T._Odum/jReDSnlX">Howard T. Odum</a>, "The maximum power principle can be stated: During self-organization, system designs develop and prevail that maximize power intake, energy transformation, and those uses that reinforce production and efficiency." </p>