Information theory and evolution /
Avery, John
Information theory and evolution / John Avery - 3rd ed. - New Jersey : World Scientific, 2022 - xii, 316 p.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This highly interdisciplinary book discusses the phenomenon of life, including its origin and evolution, against the background of thermodynamics, statistical mechanics, and information theory. Among the central themes is the seeming contradiction between the second law of thermodynamics and the high degree of order and complexity produced by living systems. As the author shows, this paradox has its resolution in the information content of the Gibbs free energy that enters the biosphere from outside sources.
Eng
9789811253096
Biometry-Data processing
Evolution (Biology)-Statistical methods Data processing
577.0727 / AVE-I
Information theory and evolution / John Avery - 3rd ed. - New Jersey : World Scientific, 2022 - xii, 316 p.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This highly interdisciplinary book discusses the phenomenon of life, including its origin and evolution, against the background of thermodynamics, statistical mechanics, and information theory. Among the central themes is the seeming contradiction between the second law of thermodynamics and the high degree of order and complexity produced by living systems. As the author shows, this paradox has its resolution in the information content of the Gibbs free energy that enters the biosphere from outside sources.
Eng
9789811253096
Biometry-Data processing
Evolution (Biology)-Statistical methods Data processing
577.0727 / AVE-I