Principles of Evolution From the Planck Epoch to Complex Multicellular Life

With contributions from a team of leading experts, this volume provides a comprehensive survey of recent achievements in our scientific understanding of evolution. The questions it asks concern the beginnings of the universe, the origin of life and the chances of its arising at all, the role of cont...

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Other Authors: Meyer-Ortmanns, Hildegard (Editor), Thurner, Stefan (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2011, 2011
Edition:1st ed. 2011
Series:The Frontiers Collection
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505 0 |a Introduction -- Part I Principles of Evolution -- Physical Principles of Evolution -- The Interplay of Replication, Variation and Selection in the Dynamics of Evolving Populations -- A Simple General Model of Evolutionary Dynamics -- Can we Recognize an Innovation? Perspective from an Evolving Network Model -- Part II From Random to Complex Structures: The Concept of Self-Organization for Galaxies, Asters and Spindles -- How Stochastic Dynamics far from Equilibrium can Create Nonrandom Patterns -- Structure Formation in the Universe -- The Need for Quantum Cosmology -- Self-Organization in Cells -- Part III Protocells in Silico and In Vitro -- Approach of Complex-Systems Biology to Reproduction and Evolution -- Wet Artificial Life: The Construction of Artificial Living Systems -- Towards a Minimal System for Cell Division -- Part IV From Cells to Societies -- Bacterial Games -- Darwin and the Evolution of Human Cooperation -- Similarities Between Biological and Social Networks in their Structural Organization -- From Swarms to Societies: Origins of Social Organization -- Index 
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520 |a With contributions from a team of leading experts, this volume provides a comprehensive survey of recent achievements in our scientific understanding of evolution. The questions it asks concern the beginnings of the universe, the origin of life and the chances of its arising at all, the role of contingency, and the search for universal features in the plethora of evolutionary phenomena. Rather than oversimplified or premature answers, the chapters provide a clear picture of how these essential problems are being tackled, enabling the reader to understand current thinking and open questions.  The tools employed stem from a range of disciplines including mathematics, physics, biochemistry and cell biology. Self-organization as an overarching concept is demonstrated in the most diverse areas: from galaxy formation in the universe to spindle and aster formation in the cell. Chemical master equations, population dynamics, and evolutionary game theory are presented as suitable frameworks for understanding the universal mechanisms and organizational principles observed in a wide range of living units, ranging from cells to societies. This book will provide engaging reading and food for thought for all those seeking a deeper understanding of the science of evolution