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The Common Extremalities in Biology and Physics
Maximum Energy Dissipation Principle in Chemistry, Biology, Physics and Evolution
2nd Edition - November 14, 2011
Author: Adam Moroz
Language: English
Hardback ISBN:9780123851871
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eBook ISBN:9780123851888
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The Common Extremalities in Biology and Physics is the first unified systemic description of dissipative phenomena, taking place in biology, and non-dissipative (conse…Read more
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The Common Extremalities in Biology and Physics is the first unified systemic description of dissipative phenomena, taking place in biology, and non-dissipative (conservative) phenomena, which is more relevant to physics. Fully updated and revised, this new edition extends our understanding of nonlinear phenomena in biology and physics from the extreme / optimal perspective.
The first book to provide understanding of physical phenomena from a biological perspective and biological phenomena from a physical perspective
Discusses emerging fields and analysis
Provides examples
Researchers and students in biological, chemical, physical, and medical sciences
Preface1. Extreme Energy Dissipation1.1. Hierarchy of the Energy Transformation1.2. Extreme Properties of Energy Dissipation1.3. Optimal-Control-Based Framework for Dissipative Chemical Kinetics1.4. Conclusions2. Some General Optimal Control Problems Useful for Biokinetics2.1. Extreme Dissipation, Optimal Control, and the Least Action Principle2.2. Some One-Dimensional Examples of Biokinetics and Optimal Control2.3. General Multidimensional Examples of the Introduction of Optimal Control into Biokinetics2.4. Conclusions3. Variational and the Optimal Control Models in Biokinetics3.1. Optimal Control Model of Binding Cooperativity3.2. Enzyme Kinetics and Optimal Control3.3. Optimal Control, Variational Methods, and Multienzymatic Kinetics3.4. Optimal Control in Hierarchical Biological Systems: Organism and Metabolic Hierarchy4. Extreme Character of Evolution in Trophic Pyramid of Biological Systems and the Maximum Energy Dissipation/Least Action Principle4.1. Acceleration of Dissipation in Molecular Processes is the Cause of Emergence of Trophic Pyramid of Biological Systems4.2. Maximum Energy Dissipation Principle and Evolution of Biological Systems4.3. The Pinnacle of Trophic Pyramid of Biological Systems—Symbiosis of Biological and Nonbiological Accelerating Loops: Technological Accelerating Loop5. Phenomenological Cost and Penalty Interpretation of the Lagrange Formalism in Physics5.1. Fusing Mechanics and Optimal Control5.2. Finiteness of the Propagation Velocity of Physical Interactions and Physical Penalty5.3. Phenomenology of the Nonmechanical Penalty for Free Fields5.4. Internal Symmetry of the Physical Penalty5.5. Physical Interactions and Penalty5.6. Physical Evolution in Light of Maximum Energy Dissipation Principle5.7. Conclusion: Physical Phenomena from the Point of View of Biological Ones6. Conceptual Aspects of the Common Extrema in Biology and Physics6.1. Self-Sufficiency of Extreme Transformations6.2. Intensive and Extensive Property of Displaying of Material Instability6.3. Natural and Biotic Things—Lethal Gap or Irrational Compromise Main Conclusions and Remaining Questions
No. of pages: 394
Language: English
Edition: 2
Published: November 14, 2011
Imprint: Elsevier
Hardback ISBN: 9780123851871
eBook ISBN: 9780123851888
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Adam Moroz
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De Montfort University, Leicester, UK
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