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slug: oip-invariant-1-31-gradient-dissipation-far-from-equilibrium-order
title: Invariant 3.1 — 3.1 Gradient dissipation / far-from-equilibrium order
canonical: https://miscsubjects.com/a/oip-invariant-1-31-gradient-dissipation-far-from-equilibrium-order
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# Invariant: 3.1 Gradient dissipation / far-from-equilibrium order

### 3.1 Gradient dissipation / far-from-equilibrium order
Order that exists by consuming a difference. **Sources:** Prigogine (dissipative structures, Nobel); Schrödinger (*What Is Life?*, "negative entropy"); Onsager; Schneider & Kay; Jeremy England (dissipation-driven adaptation). **Domains:** physics, chemistry, biology, ecology, economics. **Scale:** molecular → biosphere. **Dual:** thermodynamic equilibrium (heat death — stasis). **Tier:** T1. **Falsifier:** a durable complex structure maintaining itself with zero throughput. **Maps:** A₂ (the grain), A₄ (injustice = suppressed dissipation).

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## Corpus map
- Same invariant, other planes: [Catalogue node C01](/a/oip-node-c01-gradient-dissipation-far-from-equilibrium-order) · [Encyclopedia C01](/a/convergence-encyclopedia-c01)
- Inventory hub: [Convergence Catalogue — Public Article](/a/oip-convergence-public-article)
