least-work principle
least-work principle The theory that geomorphological processes always operate in such a way as to achieve the work that has to be done with a minimum expenditure of energy (and maximum entropy). This is typically achieved by the adoption of a certain profile or shape (e.g. a river
meander may be that shape best suited for carrying the discharge and sediment with the least loss of energy). See
least-work profile.
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Johann Caspar Zeuss
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Johann Caspar Zeuss , 1806-56, German philologist. Zeuss's principal scholarly achievement was his establishment of the basis for the study of Celtic in his Grammatica celtica (1853, in Latin). Totally ignored by the academic world, he...
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