Tibor Gànti

Chemoton Theory

Theory of Living Systems

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Dr. Gànti has introduced Chemoton Theory to explain the origin of life. Theoretical Foundations of Fluid Machineries is a discussion of the theoretical foundations of fluid automata. It introduces quantitative methods - cycle stoichiometry and stoichiokinetics - in order to describe fluid automata with the methods of algebra, as well as their construction, starting from elementary chemical reactions up to the complex, program-directed, proliferating fluid automata, the chemotons.

Chemoton Theory outlines the development of a theoretical biology, based on exact quantitative considerations and the consequences of its application on biotechnology and on the artificial synthesis of living systems.

Produktdetails

• Mathematical and Computational Chemistry
• Verlag: Springer / Springer US / Springer, Berlin
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 11102342, 978-0-306-47785-0
• 2004
• Seitenzahl: 576
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Dezember 2003
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 260mm x 183mm x 47mm
• Gewicht: 701g
• ISBN-13: 9780306477850
• ISBN-10: 0306477858
• Artikelnr.: 21137179

Inhaltsangabe

VI. About the World of Living in General.- What is Life?.- The Most General Properties of Living Beings.- Life Criteria.- Chemotons as Living Systems.- VII. Chemical Evolution.- Setting of Objectives.- The Date of the Genesis of Life.- The Genesis of Earth.- The Primitive Atmosphere.- Chemical Evolution.- VIII. Biogenesis.- Models of Biogenesis.- Metabolic Network of a Prebiotic Chemoton.- Quantitative Description of Prebiotic Chemotons.- IX. Prebiotic Evolution.- Beginnings of Prebiotic Evolution.- Appearance of Enzyme Activity.- The Origin of Coenzymes.- The Origin of Genes and the Code.- X. Exobiological Outlook.- Introductory Remarks.- Possibility of the Existence ofNon-terrestrial Types of Life.- Exobiological Studies in the Solar System.- XI. Outlines of a Quantitative Biology.- Some Genetic Considerations.- Quantitative Treatment of a Prokaryotic Cell.- The Stoichiometric Principles of Evolution.- Applications in Biotechnology.- Synthesis of Living Systems.- References.