Physics of self-organization and evolution / Rainer Feistel and Werner Ebeling.
| Author/creator | Feistel, Rainer |
| Other author | Ebeling, Werner, 1936- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Weinheim : Wiley-VCH, |
| Description | xvi, 517 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction to the field of self-organization -- Fundamental laws of equilibrium and nonequilibrium thermodynamics -- Evolution of earth and the terrestrial climate -- Nonlinear dynamics, instabilities, and fluctuations -- Self-reproduction, multistability, and information transfer as basic mechanisms of evolution -- Competition and selection processes -- Models of evolution processes -- Self-organization of information and symbols -- On the origin of life -- Conclusion and outlook. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 453-500) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2012554541 |
| ISBN | 9783527409631 (hbk.) |
| ISBN | 3527409637 (hbk.) |