From Strange Simplicity to Complex Familiarity - A Treatise on Matter, Information, Life and Thought

This book presents a vivid argument for the almost lost idea of a unity of all natural sciences. This unity engenders the "complex familiarity" of the world in which we live and which can be described in "strangely simple" theoretical terms, leading to surprising new insights into the mysterious phenomenon of life.

Sommario

• 1: Matter and Energy


• 2: Energy and Entropy


• 3: Entropy and Information


• 4: Information and Complexity


• 5: Complexity and Self-Organisation


• Appendix to Chapter 1


• Appendix to Chapter 2


• Appendix to Chapter 3


• Appendix to Chapter 4


• Appendix to Chapter 5

Info autore

Manfred Eigen, Max-Planck-Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Gottingen, Germany

Riassunto

This book presents a vivid argument for the almost lost idea of a unity of all natural sciences. This unity engenders the "complex familiarity" of the world in which we live and which can be described in "strangely simple" theoretical terms, leading to surprising new insights into the mysterious phenomenon of life.

Testo aggiuntivo

What a splendid antidote to the swagger of physicists and biologists who think they already understand the living universe! Manfred Eigen pulls back the carpet like a careful housekeeper and brings to light mind-wrenching questions that most scientists brush out of sight. His search for the physical roots of the logic of life is not an easy path to follow, but Eigen helps us all he can with his polymathic skill and lucid style.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Manfred Eigen, Manfred (Max-Planck-Institute for Biophysic Eigen, Manfred (Max-Planck-Institute for Biophysical Chemistry Eigen, Eigen Manfred
• Editore: Oxford University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 10.04.2019
• EAN: 9780198841944
• ISBN: 978-0-19-884194-4
• Pagine: 768
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Fisica, astronomia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; SCIENCE / Physics / General, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biochemistry, SCIENCE / Physics / Condensed Matter, biochemistry, Cosmology & the universe, Cosmology and the universe, Statistical physics, SCIENCE / Space Science / Cosmology