Statistical Mechanics of Biocomplexity

Proceedings of the XV Sitges Conference, Held at Sitges, Barcelona, Spain, 8-12 June 1998

320 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

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.

• Reihe: Lecture Notes in Physics
• Themen: Mathematik und Naturwissenschaften Physik Angewandte Physik Biophysik
• ISBN: 9783540662457
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 19.10.1999
• Verlag: Springer Berlin
• Herausgegeben von: D. Reguera, J.M.G. Vilar, J.M. Rubi