The Dynamics of Living Systems
The Dynamics of Living Systems

Author: Thomas Lecuit

Publisher: Collège de France

Published: 2020-11-16

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13: 2722605600

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How can we explain the fundamental paradox of living matter, which combines stability and robustness of form with constant internal dynamics? It is not only the genetic information contained in every cell, but also numerous stochastic biomolecular processes that are at work in morphogenesis. In addition, the shaping of an organism is driven by mechanical forces that operate within and between cells, across tissues and organs. The dynamics of morphogenesis is a self-organized process that emerges from biological control and physical constraints at all scales. Its study is currently bringing together a fast-growing interdisciplinary community that observes, analyses and models living organisms.

The Dynamics of Biological Systems
The Dynamics of Biological Systems

Author: Arianna Bianchi

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2019-10-02

Total Pages: 278

ISBN-13: 3030225836

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The book presents nine mini-courses from a summer school, Dynamics of Biological Systems, held at the University of Alberta in 2016, as part of the prestigious seminar series: Séminaire de Mathématiques Supérieures (SMS). It includes new and significant contributions in the field of Dynamical Systems and their applications in Biology, Ecology, and Medicine. The chapters of this book cover a wide range of mathematical methods and biological applications. They - explain the process of mathematical modelling of biological systems with many examples, - introduce advanced methods from dynamical systems theory, - present many examples of the use of mathematical modelling to gain biological insight - discuss innovative methods for the analysis of biological processes, - contain extensive lists of references, which allow interested readers to continue the research on their own. Integrating the theory of dynamical systems with biological modelling, the book will appeal to researchers and graduate students in Applied Mathematics and Life Sciences.

The Physics of Living Systems
The Physics of Living Systems

Author: Fabrizio Cleri

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-10-08

Total Pages: 635

ISBN-13: 3319306472

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In this book, physics in its many aspects (thermodynamics, mechanics, electricity, fluid dynamics) is the guiding light on a fascinating journey through biological systems, providing ideas, examples and stimulating reflections for undergraduate physics, chemistry and life-science students, as well as for anyone interested in the frontiers between physics and biology. Rather than introducing a lot of new information, it encourages young students to use their recently acquired knowledge to start seeing the physics behind the biology. As an undergraduate textbook in introductory biophysics, it includes the necessary background and tools, including exercises and appendices, to form a progressive course. In this case, the chapters can be used in the order proposed, possibly split between two semesters. The book is also an absorbing read for researchers in the life sciences who wish to refresh or go deeper into the physics concepts gleaned in their early years of scientific training. Less physics-oriented readers might want to skip the first chapter, as well as all the "gray boxes" containing the more formal developments, and create their own á-la-carte menu of chapters.

Models of Life
Models of Life

Author: Kim Sneppen

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2014-10-02

Total Pages: 353

ISBN-13: 1107061903

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An overview of current models of biological systems, reflecting the major advances that have been made over the past decade.

Self-Organized Biological Dynamics and Nonlinear Control
Self-Organized Biological Dynamics and Nonlinear Control

Author: Jan Walleczek

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2006-04-20

Total Pages: 444

ISBN-13: 1139427598

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The growing impact of nonlinear science on biology and medicine is fundamentally changing our view of living organisms and disease processes. This book introduces the application to biomedicine of a broad range of interdisciplinary concepts from nonlinear dynamics, such as self-organization, complexity, coherence, stochastic resonance, fractals and chaos. It comprises 18 chapters written by leading figures in the field and covers experimental and theoretical research, as well as the emerging technological possibilities such as nonlinear control techniques for treating pathological biodynamics, including heart arrhythmias and epilepsy. This book will attract the interest of professionals and students from a wide range of disciplines, including physicists, chemists, biologists, sensory physiologists and medical researchers such as cardiologists, neurologists and biomedical engineers.

Physical Models of Living Systems
Physical Models of Living Systems

Author: Philip Nelson

Publisher: Macmillan Higher Education

Published: 2014-12-20

Total Pages: 365

ISBN-13: 1319036902

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Written for intermediate-level undergraduates pursuing any science or engineering major, Physical Models of Living Systems helps students develop many of the competencies that form the basis of the new MCAT2015. The only prerequisite is first-year physics. With the more advanced "Track-2" sections at the end of each chapter, the book can be used in graduate-level courses as well.

Artificial Life IV
Artificial Life IV

Author: Rodney Allen Brooks

Publisher: MIT Press

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 462

ISBN-13: 9780262521901

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This book brings together contributions to the Fourth Artificial Life Workshop, held at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the summer of 1994.

Modeling Complex Living Systems
Modeling Complex Living Systems

Author: N. Bellomo

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 229

ISBN-13: 0817645101

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Develops different mathematical methods and tools to model living systems. This book presents material that can be used in such real-world applications as immunology, transportation engineering, and economics. It is of interest to those involved in modeling complex social systems and living matter in general.

The Systems View of Life
The Systems View of Life

Author: Fritjof Capra

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2014-04-10

Total Pages: 513

ISBN-13: 1107011361

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The first volume to integrate life's biological, cognitive, social, and ecological dimensions into a single, coherent framework.

Physical Models of Living Systems
Physical Models of Living Systems

Author: Philip Nelson

Publisher: Chiliagon Science

Published: 2021-11-14

Total Pages: 492

ISBN-13: 9781737540243

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Award-winning prof brings you from first-year classes to the frontiers of systems and synthetic biology, epidemic modeling, and imaging. Physical Models of Living Systems first develops the frameworks needed to understand modern ideas about inference from data, as they relate to biological physics research. Later chapters develop stochastic simulation as a tool to handle more complex systems, and then dynamical systems theory applied to cellular control networks, both natural and synthetic. Along the way, you'll also see the foundations of revolutionary advances in imaging (superresolution and cryo-electron microscopy), along with epidemic modeling, mechanobiology, excitable media, and more. The text also has significant overlap with competencies covered in the MCAT exam. Dozens of problems at all levels, many of them new in this edition, will help you to gain simulation and data visualization skills useful in any branch of quantitative science research.