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Complexity, Chaos, and Biological Evolution

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  • © 1991

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Editors:
  1. Erik Mosekilde

    1. Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark

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  2. Lis Mosekilde

    1. University of Aarhus, Aarhus, Denmark

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Part of the book series: NATO Science Series B: (NSSB, volume 270)

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Table of contents (30 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. An Introductory Overview

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Structure, Complexity and Chaos in Living Systems

      • Erik Mosekilde, Ole Lund, Lis Mosekilde
      Pages 3-29

    3. Probing Dynamics of the Cerebral Cortex

      • A. Babloyantz
      Pages 31-40

    4. Chaos and Bifurcations during Voiced Speech

      • Hanspeter Herzel, Ina Steinecke, Werner Mende, Kathleen Wermke
      Pages 41-50

    5. The Ultradian Clock: Timekeeping for Intracellular Dynamics

      • David Lloyd, Evgenii I. Volkov
      Pages 51-59

  3. Complex Dynamics in Physiological Control Systems

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 61-61
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    2. Complex Dynamics in the Kidney Microcirculation

      • Donald J. Marsh, N.-H. Holstein-Rathlou, K.-P. Yip, Paul P. Leyssac
      Pages 63-74

    3. Aspects of Oscillatory Insulin Secretion

      • Jeppe Sturis, Kenneth S. Polonsky, John D. Blackman, Carsten Knudsen, Erik Mosekilde, Eve Van Cauter
      Pages 75-93

    4. The Dynamic Code: Information Transfer in Hormonal Systems

      • K. Prank, H. Harms, Chr. Kayser, G. Brabant, L. F. Olsen, R. D. Hesch
      Pages 95-118

    5. Structural Amplification in Chemical Networks

      • Erich Bohl
      Pages 119-128

  4. Membrane Activity and Cell to Cell Signalling

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 129-129
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    2. Periodicity and Chaos in cAMP, Hormonal, and Ca2+ Signalling

      • A. Goldbeter, Y. X. Li, G. Dupont
      Pages 131-143

    3. Fractal, Chaotic, and Self-Organizing Critical System: Descriptions of the Kinetics of Cell Membrane Ion Channels

      • Larry S. Liebovitch, Ferenc P. Czegledy
      Pages 145-153

    4. A Discontinuous Model for Membrane Activity

      • Henrik Østergaard Madsen, Morten Colding-Jørgensen, Brian Bodholdt
      Pages 155-161

    5. Chaos in Coupled Nerve Cells

      • Morten Colding-Jørgensen
      Pages 163-178

    6. Analysis of the Adenine Nucleotide Pool in an Oscillating Extract of Yeast Saccharomyces Uvarum

      • Joachim Das, Heinrich-Gustav Busse
      Pages 179-181

    7. Boundary Operator and Distance Measure for the Cell Lineage of Caenorhabditis Elegans and for the Pattern in Fusarium Solani

      • J. Das, E. Valkema, H.-G. Busse
      Pages 183-192

  5. Evolutionary Dynamics and Artificial Life

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 193-193
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    2. Mutations and Selection in Evolutionary Processes

      • Werner Ebeling
      Pages 195-208
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From time to time, perhaps a few times each century, a revolution occurs that questions some of our basic beliefs and sweeps across otherwise well guarded disciplinary boundaries. These are the periods when science is fun, when new paradigms have to be formulated, and when young scientists can do serious work without first having to acquire all the knowledge of their teachers. The emergence of nonlinear science appears to be one such revolution. In a surprising manner, this new science has disclosed a number of misconceptions in our traditional understanding of determinism. In particular, it has been shown that the notion of predictability, according to which the trajectory of a system can be precisely determined if one knows the equations of motion and the initial conditions, is related to textbook examples of simple; integrable systems. This predictability does not extend to nonlinear, conservative systems in general. Dissipative systems can also show unpredictability, provided that the motion is sustained by externally supplied energy and/or resources. These discoveries, and the associated discovery that even relatively simple nonlinear systems can show extremely complex behavior, have brought about an unprecedented feeling of common interest among scientists from many different disciplines. During the last decade or two we have come to understand that there are universal routes to chaos, we have learned about stretching and folding, and we have discovered the beautiful fractal geometry underlying chaotic attractors.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark

    Erik Mosekilde

  • University of Aarhus, Aarhus, Denmark

    Lis Mosekilde

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