Physics in Molecular Biology
Seiten
2005
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-0-521-84419-2 (ISBN)
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-0-521-84419-2 (ISBN)
Physics in Molecular Biology, first published in 2005, discusses how physics can be used in modeling complex biological systems. The main focus of the book is on genes and proteins and how they build interactive systems. This book will inspire advanced students of physics to approach biological subjects from a physicist's point of view.
Tools developed by statistical physicists are of increasing importance in the analysis of complex biological systems. Physics in Molecular Biology, first published in 2005, discusses how physics can be used in modeling life. It begins by summarizing important biological concepts, emphasizing how they differ from the systems normally studied in physics. A variety of topics, ranging from the properties of single molecules to the dynamics of macro-evolution, are studied in terms of simple mathematical models. The main focus of the book is on genes and proteins and how they build systems that compute and respond. The discussion develops from simple to complex systems, and from small-scale to large-scale phenomena. This book will inspire advanced undergraduates and graduate students in physics to approach biological subjects from a physicist's point of view. It is self-contained, requiring no background knowledge of biology, and only familiarity with basic concepts from physics, such as forces, energy, and entropy.
Tools developed by statistical physicists are of increasing importance in the analysis of complex biological systems. Physics in Molecular Biology, first published in 2005, discusses how physics can be used in modeling life. It begins by summarizing important biological concepts, emphasizing how they differ from the systems normally studied in physics. A variety of topics, ranging from the properties of single molecules to the dynamics of macro-evolution, are studied in terms of simple mathematical models. The main focus of the book is on genes and proteins and how they build systems that compute and respond. The discussion develops from simple to complex systems, and from small-scale to large-scale phenomena. This book will inspire advanced undergraduates and graduate students in physics to approach biological subjects from a physicist's point of view. It is self-contained, requiring no background knowledge of biology, and only familiarity with basic concepts from physics, such as forces, energy, and entropy.
Kim Sneppen is Professor of Biophysics at the Nordic Institute for Theoretical Physics (NORDITA) and Associate Professor at the Niels Bohr Institute, Copenhagen. Giovanni Zocchi is Assistant Professor of Physics at the University of California, Los Angeles.
1. What is special about living matter; 2. Polymer physics; 3. DNA and RNA; 4. Protein structure; 5. Protein folding; 6. Proteins in action: molecular motors; 7. Physics of genetic regulation: the l-phage; 8. Molecular networks; 9. Evolution.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 25.8.2005 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 100 Halftones, unspecified; 80 Line drawings, unspecified |
| Verlagsort | Cambridge |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 173 x 251 mm |
| Gewicht | 780 g |
| Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Allgemeines / Lexika |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Genetik / Molekularbiologie | |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Angewandte Physik | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-521-84419-3 / 0521844193 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-521-84419-2 / 9780521844192 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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