Synergy and matter behavior, a new approach

Abstract

"Until now synergistic effect is considered only the case when the final effect of the simultaneous action of several loads is greater than the sum of the partial effects. But the sum refers only to linear behavior of matters. In the general case of nonlinear matter behavior the paper shows that the synergistic effect may be positive (the total effect is greater the sum of the individual effects), negative (the total effect is less the sum of the individual effects) or zero (the total effect is equal the sum of the individual effects). The synergistic effect depends on the matter behavior. Some general examples and practical examples allowed a generalization of the problem of synergistic effect."