Physical Approaches to Biological Evolution

Mikhail V. Volkenstein (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

XIII, 399 Seiten

2011 | 1. Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1994
Springer Berlin (Verlag)
978-3-642-78790-4 (ISBN)

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"Mr. Wolkenstein's Physical Approaches to Biological Evolution, whether or not it proves to give the ultimate truth on the matters with which it deals, certainly deserves, by its breadth and scope and profundity, to be considered an impor tant event in the philosophical world." This is a quotation from an introduction written by Bertrand Russell for Ludwig Wittgenstein's Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus. I exchanged only name and subject. As for the rest, I could continue quoting Russell, but I would rather say something myself. As Wittgenstein did with formal logic, Wolkenstein rectifies our views on how to approach the logic of life from a formal theoretical basis. Many bio logists do not believe that their subject lends itself to the scrutiny of physical theory. They certainly admit that one can simulate biological phenomena by models that can be expressed in a mathematical form. However, they do not believe that biology can be given a theoretical foundation that is defined within the general framework of physics. Rather, they insist on a holistic approach, banning any reduction to fundamental principles subject to physical theory.

I Biological Evolution.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Evolutionary Methods.- 3. Directionality of Evolution.- 4. Adaptation.- II Molecular Basis of Evolution.- 5. Proteins.- 6. Neutrality of Point Mutations.- 7. The Molecular Drive.- III Physics of Biological Evolution.- 8. Physical Theory of Molecular Evolution.- 9. Chaos and Order in Evolution.- 10. Informational Aspects of Evolution.- References.- Author Index.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	13.12.2011
Übersetzer	A. Beknazarov
Vorwort	M. Eigen
Zusatzinfo	XIII, 399 p.
Verlagsort	Berlin
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Gewicht	632 g
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Theoretische Physik
Schlagworte	Biological Evolution • Biology • DNA • Evolution • evolutionary biology • Genetics • Molecular Biology • Population Genetics • Protein • proteins
ISBN-10	3-642-78790-8 / 3642787908
ISBN-13	978-3-642-78790-4 / 9783642787904
Zustand	Neuware