Information theory and evolution / John Avery.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Avery, John, 1933-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Evolution (Biology).

Information theory in biology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (233 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

River Edge, NJ : World Scientific Pub., 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This highly interdisciplinary book discusses the phenomenon of life,including its origin and evolution (and also human culturalevolution), against the background of thermodynamics, statisticalmechanics, and information theory. Among the central themes is theseeming contradiction between the second law of thermodynamics and thehigh degree of order and complexity produced by living systems.

Contents:

Preface; Acknowledgements; Contents; Chapter 1 PIONEERS OF EVOLUTIONARY THOUGHT; Chapter 2 CHARLES DARWIN'S LIFE AND WORK; Chapter 3 MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION; Chapter 4 STATISTICAL MECHANICS AND INFORMATION; Chapter 5 INFORMATION FLOW IN BIOLOGY; Chapter 6 CULTURAL EVOLUTION AND INFORMATION; Chapter 7 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; Chapter 8 BIO-INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; Chapter 9 LOOKING TOWARDS THE FUTURE; Appendix A ENTROPY AND INFORMATION; Appendix B BIOSEMIOTICS; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786611876845

9781281876843

1281876844

9789812564450

9812564454

OCLC:

475941275