Principles of Evolution From the Planck Epoch to Complex Multicellular Life /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Meyer-Ortmanns, Hildegard (Editor), Thurner, Stefan (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2011.
• Series: The Frontiers Collection,
• Subjects: Physics.; Chemistry, Physical and theoretical.; Bioinformatics.; Computational biology.; Evolutionary biology.; Biophysics.; Biological physics.; Statistical physics.; Dynamical systems.; Statistical Physics, Dynamical Systems and Complexity.; Evolutionary Biology.; Biophysics and Biological Physics.; Theoretical and Computational Chemistry.; Computer Appl. in Life Sciences.

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 cont...