000 04209nam a22005295i 4500
001 978-3-642-18137-5
003 DE-He213
005 20140220083753.0
007 cr nn 008mamaa
008 110408s2011 gw | s |||| 0|eng d
020 _a9783642181375
_9978-3-642-18137-5
024 7 _a10.1007/978-3-642-18137-5
_2doi
050 4 _aQC174.7-175.36
072 7 _aPHS
_2bicssc
072 7 _aPHDT
_2bicssc
072 7 _aSCI055000
_2bisacsh
082 0 4 _a621
_223
100 1 _aMeyer-Ortmanns, Hildegard.
_eeditor.
245 1 0 _aPrinciples of Evolution
_h[electronic resource] :
_bFrom the Planck Epoch to Complex Multicellular Life /
_cedited by Hildegard Meyer-Ortmanns, Stefan Thurner.
264 1 _aBerlin, Heidelberg :
_bSpringer Berlin Heidelberg,
_c2011.
300 _aXII, 388 p.
_bonline resource.
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
347 _atext file
_bPDF
_2rda
490 1 _aThe Frontiers Collection,
_x1612-3018
505 0 _aIntroduction -- Part I Principles of Evolution -- Physical Principles of Evolution -- The Interplay of Replication, Variation and Selection in the Dynamics of Evolving Populations -- A Simple General Model of Evolutionary Dynamics -- Can we Recognize an Innovation? Perspective from an Evolving Network Model -- Part II From Random to Complex Structures: The Concept of Self-Organization for Galaxies, Asters and Spindles -- How Stochastic Dynamics far from Equilibrium can Create Nonrandom Patterns -- Structure Formation in the Universe -- The Need for Quantum Cosmology -- Self-Organization in Cells -- Part III Protocells in Silico and In Vitro -- Approach of Complex-Systems Biology to Reproduction and Evolution -- Wet Artificial Life: The Construction of Artificial Living Systems -- Towards a Minimal System for Cell Division -- Part IV From Cells to Societies -- Bacterial Games -- Darwin and the Evolution of Human Cooperation -- Similarities Between Biological and Social Networks in their Structural Organization -- From Swarms to Societies: Origins of Social Organization -- Index.
520 _aWith contributions from a team of leading experts, this volume provides a comprehensive survey of recent achievements in our scientific understanding of evolution. The questions it asks concern the beginnings of the universe, the origin of life and the chances of its arising at all, the role of contingency, and the search for universal features in the plethora of evolutionary phenomena. Rather than oversimplified or premature answers, the chapters provide a clear picture of how these essential problems are being tackled, enabling the reader to understand current thinking and open questions.  The tools employed stem from a range of disciplines including mathematics, physics, biochemistry and cell biology. Self-organization as an overarching concept is demonstrated in the most diverse areas: from galaxy formation in the universe to spindle and aster formation in the cell. Chemical master equations, population dynamics, and evolutionary game theory are presented as suitable frameworks for understanding the universal mechanisms and organizational principles observed in a wide range of living units, ranging from cells to societies. This book will provide engaging reading and food for thought for all those seeking a deeper understanding of the science of evolution.
650 0 _aPhysics.
650 0 _aChemistry.
650 0 _aBiology
_xData processing.
650 0 _aEvolution (Biology).
650 1 4 _aPhysics.
650 2 4 _aStatistical Physics, Dynamical Systems and Complexity.
650 2 4 _aEvolutionary Biology.
650 2 4 _aBiophysics and Biological Physics.
650 2 4 _aTheoretical and Computational Chemistry.
650 2 4 _aComputer Appl. in Life Sciences.
700 1 _aThurner, Stefan.
_eeditor.
710 2 _aSpringerLink (Online service)
773 0 _tSpringer eBooks
776 0 8 _iPrinted edition:
_z9783642181368
830 0 _aThe Frontiers Collection,
_x1612-3018
856 4 0 _uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-18137-5
912 _aZDB-2-PHA
999 _c107382
_d107382