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Rainbow And The Worm, The: The Physics Of Organisms (2nd Edition)
AvHo Mae-wan Ho
E-bok
PDF, Engelska, 1998
252 kr
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This highly unusual book is a serious inquiry into Schrodinger's question, "e;What is life?"e;, and at the same time a celebration of life itself. It takes the reader on a voyage of discovery through many areas of contemporary physics, from non-equilibrium thermodynamics and quantum optics to liquid crystals and fractals, all necessary for illuminating the problem of life. In the process, the reader is treated to a rare and exquisite view of the organism, gaining novel insights, not only into the physics but also into "e;the poetry and meaning of being alive"e;. This book is intended for all who love the subject.
Meaning Of Life And The Universe: Transforming
AvHo Mae-wan Ho
E-bok
Engelska, 2017
296 kr
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The scope of this extraordinary selection of essays, distilled from nearly a thousand works that the author has written, is literally the entire universe and universe of knowledge. It charts the author''s quest for the meaning of life faced with a dominant knowledge system she regards as incoherent, meaningless, and often acting against people and planet. She shows how contemporary scientific findings across all disciplines already provide an authentic knowledge system that''s coherent with life and the universe. The aim is to transform science thoroughly from inspiration to research to applications that work for people and planet.This book is simply unique in its scope and content. There is no equivalent. The author surveys and explains contemporary science in depth ranging over philosophy, anthropology, quantum physics and chemistry, neurobiology, psychology, genetics and epigenetics, cosmology, art, humanities, and mathematics. It presents a truly holistic view of nature, with profound implications for life in the social, political, and personal realm.
Rainbow And The Worm, The: The Physics Of Organisms (3rd Edition)
AvHo Mae-wan Ho
E-bok
Engelska, 2008
326 kr
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This highly unusual book began as a serious inquiry into Schrodinger's question, "e;What is life?"e;, and as a celebration of life itself. It takes the reader on a voyage of discovery through many areas of contemporary physics, from non-equilibrium thermodynamics and quantum optics to liquid crystals and fractals, all necessary for illuminating the problem of life. In the process, the reader is treated to a rare and exquisite view of the organism, gaining novel insights not only into the physics, but also into "e;the poetry and meaning of being alive."e;This much-enlarged third edition includes new findings on the central role of biological water in organizing living processes; it also completes the author's novel theory of the organism and its applications in ecology, physiology and brain science.
Living Rainbow H2o
AvHo Mae-wan Ho
E-bok
PDF, Engelska, 2012
474 kr
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This book is a unique synthesis of the latest findings in the quantum physics and chemistry of water that will tell you why it is so remarkably fit for life. It offers a novel panoramic perspective of cell biology based on water as “means, medium, and message” of life.This book is a sequel to The Rainbow and The Worm, The Physics of Organisms, which has remained in a class of its own for nearly 20 years since the publication of the first edition. Living Rainbow H2O continues the fascinating journey in the author''s quest for the meaning of life, in science and beyond. Like The Rainbow and The Worm, the present book will appeal to readers in the arts and humanities as well as scientists; not least because the author herself is an occasional artist and poet. Great care has been taken to explain terms and concepts for the benefit of the general reader. At the same time, sufficient scientific details are provided in text boxes for the advanced reader and researcher without interrupting the main story.
Energy And Information Transfer In Biological Systems: How Physics Could Enrich Biological Understanding - Proceedings Of The International Workshop
AvHo Mae-wan Ho,Brizhik Larissa Brizhikm. fl.
E-bok
PDF, Engelska, 2003
1 036 kr
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This volume contains papers based on the workshop “Energy and Information Transfer in Biological Systems: How Physics Could Enrich Biological Understanding”, held in Italy in 2002. The meeting was a forum aimed at evaluating the potential and outlooks of a modern physics approach to understanding and describing biological processes, especially regarding the transition from the microscopic chemical scenario to the macroscopic functional configurations of living matter. In this frame some leading researchers presented and discussed several basic topics, such as the photon interaction with biological systems also from the viewpoint of photon information processes and of possible applications; the influence of electromagnetic fields on the self-organization of biosystems including the nonlinear mechanism for energy transfer and storage; and the influence of the structure of water on the properties of biological matter.
Physical Theory In Biology: Foundations And Explorations
AvZhou Yu-ming Zhou,Busch Allan E Buschm. fl.
E-bok
PDF, Engelska, 1997
710 kr
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What is the physics of life and why does it matter? The essays in this book probe this question, celebrating modern biology''s vibrant dialog with theoretical physics — a scientific adventure in which biological understanding is enriched by physical theory without losing its own inherent traditions and perspectives. The book explores organic complexity and self-organization through research applications to embryology, cell biology, behavioral neuroscience, and evolution. The essays will excite the interest of physics students in thinking about biology''s “grand challenges”, in part by means of self-contained introductions to theoretical computer science, symmetry methods in bifurcation theory, and evolutionary games. Seasoned investigators in both the physical and life sciences will also find challenging ideas and applications presented in this volume.This is a Print On Demand title. We no longer stock the original but will recreate a copy for you. While all efforts are made to ensure that quality is the same as the original, there may be differences in some areas of the design and packaging.
Bioelectrodynamics And Biocommunication
AvZhang Chang Lin Zhang,Davydov A S Davydovm. fl.
E-bok
PDF, Engelska, 1994
784 kr
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A comprehensive and up-to-date collection of papers on the role of electrodynamical activities in biocommunication is presented in this volume. It provides research findings, practical applications and theoretical investigations linking phenomena as diverse as the sensitivity of organisms to ultraweak ELF electromagnetic fields, noninvasive imaging by magnetic field tomography, coherent liquid crystalline mesophases in living organisms and coherent light emission from biological systems. The volume begins with chapters on the historical perspectives and the biophysical background necessary for understanding bioelectrical phenomena. This is followed by chapters dealing with the biological effects of external electromagnetic fields; the detection of endogenous electrodynamical and related activities and their practical applications; and finally, theoretical perspectives and overviews. It is recommended for undergraduates, graduates and research scientists in all disciplines who wish to be informed of the emerging discipline of bioelectrodynamics.List of Contributors: M Bischof, J J Chang, A S Davydov, D Edmonds, A French, C Gross, Q Gu, J Haffegee, M W Ho, A A Ioannides, R P Liburdy, W P Mei, R Pethig, F A Popp, P T Saunders; C W Smith, T Y Tsong, U Warnke, T M Wu, C L Zhang.

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Ho Mae-wan Ho – författare

Rainbow And The Worm, The: The Physics Of Organisms (2nd Edition)

Meaning Of Life And The Universe: Transforming

Rainbow And The Worm, The: The Physics Of Organisms (3rd Edition)

Living Rainbow H2o

Energy And Information Transfer In Biological Systems: How Physics Could Enrich Biological Understanding - Proceedings Of The International Workshop

Physical Theory In Biology: Foundations And Explorations

Bioelectrodynamics And Biocommunication

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