The Common Extremalities in Biology and Physics

Maximum Energy Dissipation Principle in Chemistry, Biology, Physics and Evolution

Adam Moroz

• Publisher: Elsevier
• Year: 2011
• ISBN:
  9780123851888
• Edition: 2
• Topic: Biological Sciences
• Subtopic: Biophysics
• Index: Biological Sciences

The Common Extremalities in Biology and Physics is the first unified systemic description of dissipative phenomena, taking place in biology, and non-dissipative (conservative) phenomena, which is more relevant to physics. Fully updated and revised, this new edition extends our understanding of nonlinear phenomena in biology and physics from the extreme / optimal perspective.

• The first book to provide understanding of physical phenomena from a biological perspective and biological phenomena from a physical perspective
• Discusses emerging fields and analysis
• Provides examples

Table of contents

• Cover image
• Table of Contents
• Front-matter
• Copyright
• Preface
• 1. Extreme Energy Dissipation
• 2. Some General Optimal Control Problems Useful for Biokinetics
• 3. Variational and the Optimal Control Models in Biokinetics
• 4. Extreme Character of Evolution in Trophic Pyramid of Biological Systems and the Maximum Energy Dissipation/Least Action Principle
• 4.1. Acceleration of Dissipation in Molecular Processes is the Cause of Emergence of Trophic Pyramid of Biological Systems
• 4.2. Maximum Energy Dissipation Principle and Evolution of Biological Systems
• 4.3. The Pinnacle of Trophic Pyramid of Biological Systems—Symbiosis of Biological and Nonbiological Accelerating Loops: Technological Accelerating Loop
• 5. Phenomenological Cost and Penalty Interpretation of the Lagrange Formalism in Physics
• 6. Conceptual Aspects of the Common Extrema in Biology and Physics
• Main Conclusions and Remaining Questions