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Principles of evolution : from the planck epoch to complex multicellular life / [edited by] Hildegard Meyer-Ortmanns, Stefan Thurner.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: The frontiers collectionPublisher: New York : Springer, 2011Edition: First editionDescription: xii, 385 pages. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9783642181368 (hard cover : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 576.8 P 22
Online resources:
Contents:
Physical principles of evolution / Peter Schuster -- The interplay of replication, variation and selection in the dynamics of evolving populations / Richard A. Blythe -- A simple general model of evolutionary dynamics / Stefan Thurner -- Can we recognize an innovation? : perspective from an evolving network model / Sanjay Jain and Sandeep Krishna -- How stochastic dynamics far from equilibrium can create nonrandom patterns / Gunter M. Schütz -- Structure formation in the universe / Matthias Bartelmann -- The need for quantum cosmology / Claus Kiefer -- Self-organization in cells / Leif Dehmelt and Philippe Bastiaens -- Approach of complex-systems biology to reproduction and evolution / Kunihiko Kaneko -- Wet artificial life : the construction of artificial living systems / Harold Fellermann -- Towards a minimal system for cell division / Petra Schwille -- Bacterial games / Erwin Frey and Tobias Reichenbach -- Darwin and the evolution of human cooperation / Karl Sigmund and Christian Hilbe -- Similarities between biological and social networks in their structural organization / Byungnam Kahng, Deokjae Lee, and Pureun Kim -- From swarms to societies : origins of social organization / Alexander S. Mikhailov.
Summary: With 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.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Physical principles of evolution / Peter Schuster --
The interplay of replication, variation and selection in the dynamics of evolving populations / Richard A. Blythe --
A simple general model of evolutionary dynamics / Stefan Thurner --
Can we recognize an innovation? : perspective from an evolving network model / Sanjay Jain and Sandeep Krishna --
How stochastic dynamics far from equilibrium can create nonrandom patterns / Gunter M. Schütz --
Structure formation in the universe / Matthias Bartelmann --
The need for quantum cosmology / Claus Kiefer --
Self-organization in cells / Leif Dehmelt and Philippe Bastiaens --
Approach of complex-systems biology to reproduction and evolution / Kunihiko Kaneko --
Wet artificial life : the construction of artificial living systems / Harold Fellermann --
Towards a minimal system for cell division / Petra Schwille --
Bacterial games / Erwin Frey and Tobias Reichenbach --
Darwin and the evolution of human cooperation / Karl Sigmund and Christian Hilbe --
Similarities between biological and social networks in their structural organization / Byungnam Kahng, Deokjae Lee, and Pureun Kim --
From swarms to societies : origins of social organization / Alexander S. Mikhailov.

With 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.

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