Autonomic Nerve Function in the Vertebrates formatIsbn:Softcover 9783642819766 In 1970 he and his 70174 Stuttgart In 1970 he and his doctoral student Robert Graham were able to show that the laser is an example of a nonlinear system far from thermal equilibrium that shows a phase transition like behavior This paradigm that is so well described on a biological level has also been applied to studies of normal development over the life span and to instances of abnormal developmental phenomena It is very obvious that the literature created by the vigorous research activities within the fields of autonomic nervous anatomy pharmacology and physiology is vast indeed