Statistical Mechanics of Biocomplexity: Proceedings of the XV Sitges Conference, Held at Sitges, Barcelona, Spain, 8-12 June 1998 (Lecture Notes in Physics (527))

ISBN 10: 3642085539 / ISBN 13: 9783642085536

Published by Springer, 2010

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• Title: Statistical Mechanics of Biocomplexity: Proceedings of the XV Sitges Conference, Held at Sitges, Barcelona, Spain, 8-12 June 1998 (Lecture Notes in Physics (527))
• Publisher: Springer
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3642085539
• ISBN 13: 9783642085536
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Like New
• Book Type: book

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This book demonstrates the usefulness of tools from statistical mechanics for biology. It includes the new tendencies in topics like membranes, vesicles, microtubules, molecular motors, DNA, protein folding, phase transitions in biological systems, evolution, population dynamics, neural systems and biological oscillators, with special emphasis on the importance of statistical mechanics in their development. The book addresses researchers and graduate students.