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Dewey Class	530.01 (DDC 23)
Title	From strange simplicity to complex familiarity : : a treatise on matter, information, life and thought ([Ebook]) / Manfred Eigen.
Author	Eigen, Manfred , 1927-
Other name(s)	Oxford Scholarship Online
Publication	Oxford, U.K. : Oxford University Press , 2013
Physical Details	1 online resource : : illustrations (black and white, and colour)
ISBN	9780191748974 (ebook) :
Summary Note	This book presents a vivid argument for the almost lost idea of a unity of all natural sciences. It starts with the "strange" physics of matter, including particle physics, atomic and quantum mechanics, cosmology, relativity and their consequences (Chapter 1), and it continues by describing the properties of material systems that are best understood by statistical and phase-space concepts (Chapter 2). These lead to entropy and to the classical picture of quantitative information, initially devoid of value and meaning (Chapter 3). Finally, "information space" and dynamics within it are introduced as a basis for semantics (Chapter 4), leading to an exploration of life and thought as new problems in physics (Chapter 5). Dynamic equations – again of a strange (but very general) nature – bring about the complex familiarity of the world we live in. Surprising new results in the life sciences open our eyes to the richness of physical thought, and they show us what can and what cannot be explained by a Darwinian approach. The abstract physical approach is applicable to the origins of life, of meaningful information and even of our universe.:
Mode of acces to digital resource	Digital reproduction. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013. - Mode of access : World Wide Web
System details note	Online access to this digital book is available only for internal SISSA users through IP address
Internet Site	http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198570219.001.0001
Links to Related Works	Subject References: Biology - Philosophy . Evolution (Biology) . Physics - Philosophy . Authors: Eigen, Manfred 1927- . Corporate Authors: Oxford Scholarship Online . Classification: 530.01 (DDC 23) .

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