Noise and Randomness in Living System

Sarangam Majumdar is a mathematician. He holds a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Mathematics from the University of Calcutta (2010) and the National Institute of Technology, Rourkela (2012) respectively. His research interests include mathematical biology, system biology, mathematical modeling, numerical analysis, scientific computing, nonlinear dynamics and chaos. Prof. Sisir Roy is currently Senior Homi Bhabha Fellow under the Homi Bhabha Fellowship Council, Mumbai and a Visiting Professor at the National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), Bangalore. He previously served as a Professor and theoretical physicist at the Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata (1987-2014), and as the T.V. Raman Pai Chair Professor at the NIAS (2014-2018). He has also worked as a Distinguished Visiting Professor at many US and European universities. His main research interests include the foundations of quantum theory, theoretical astrophysics, brain function modeling and neuroscience, as well as higher-order cognitive activities. Further, he serves on the editorial boards of various international journals.

• Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. Noise and Randomness in Science and Engineering.- Chapter 3. Various Types of Noise and their Sources.- Chapter 4. Constructive Role of Noise and Nonlinear Dynamics.- Chapter 5. Noise and Synchronization of Oscillatory Networks.- Chapter 6. Stochastic Fluctuations at Cellular and Molecular level.- Chapter 7. Various Types of Noise and their Sources in Living Organisms.- Chapter 8. Ion Channel Noise in Biological Systems.- Chapter 9. Noise in Cellular Communication.- Chapter 10. The Role of Noise in Brain Function.- Chapter 11. Noise and Gene Oscillators.- Chapter 12. Developmental Noise and Stability.- Chapter 13. Noise and Coherence in Meditation.- Chapter 14. Chaos, Stochasticity and Noise.- Chapter 15. Chance, Determinism and Laws of Nature.