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The Hypercycle

A Principle of Natural Self-Organization

The Hypercycle( )
Author: Eigen, Manfred
ISBN:978-3-540-09293-3
Publication Date:Apr 1979
Publisher:Springer Berlin / Heidelberg
Imprint:Springer
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $129.99USD $139.99
Book Description:

This book originated from a series of papers which were published in "Die Naturwissenschaften" in 1977178. Its division into three parts is the reflection of a logic structure, which may be abstracted in the form of three theses: A. Hypercycles are a principle of natural selforganization allowing an inte­ gration and coherent evolution of a set of functionally coupled self-rep­ licative entities. B. Hypercycles are a novel class of nonlinear reaction networks with unique properties,...
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Book Details
Pages:92
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):8.19 x 10.92 Inches
Book Weight:0.77 Pounds
Author Biography
Eigen, Manfred (Author)
Manfred Eigen was born in Bochum, Germany on May 9, 1927. During World War II, he served in the German Air Force auxiliary in an antiaircraft unit. He received a doctorate in chemistry from the University of Göttingen. In 1953, he moved to the Max Planck Institute for Physical Chemistry. Eigen devised a method to time chemical reactions called chemical relaxation. Its development earned him a share of the 1967 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. In 1971, he became the lead of the chemical kinetics department at the Institute for Biophysical Chemistry and held that position until his retirement in 1995. He wrote several books including Laws of the Game: How the Principles of Nature Cover Chance written with Ruthild Winkler. He died on February 6, 2018 at the age of 91.

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