Physics of Life

The Physicist's Road to Biology

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Hardbound, 436 Pages
Published: OCT-2007
ISBN 10: 0-444-52798-2
ISBN 13: 978-0-444-52798-1
Imprint: ELSEVIER


By
Clas Blomberg, Theoretical Biological Physics Group (KTH), Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden

Description
The purpose of the book is to give a survey of the physics that is relevant for biological applications, and also to discuss what kind of biology needs physics. The book gives a broad account of basic physics, relevant for the applications and various applications from properties of proteins to processes in the cell to wider themes such as the brain, the origin of life and evolution. It also considers general questions of common interest such as reductionism, determinism and randomness, where the physics view often is misunderstood. The subtle balance between order and disorder is a repeated theme appearing in many contexts. There are descriptive parts which shall be sufficient for the comprehension of general ideas, and more detailed, formalistic parts for those who want to go deeper, and see the ideas expressed in terms of mathematical formulas.

Audience:
Students, researchers and professionals in physics and biology


 
Last update: 14 Jan 2012