Information Theory and Evolution (Third Edition)

by John Scales Avery

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9811253099
• ISBN13: 9789811253096
• Release Date: November 2021
• Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"