Preface |
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1 Introduction to the Field of Self-Organization |
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1.2 History of Evolution as a Short Story |
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6 | (8) |
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1.3 Structure, Self-organization, and Complexity |
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14 | (3) |
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1.4 Entropy, Equilibrium, and Nonequilibrium |
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17 | (8) |
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1.5 Dynamics, Stability, and Instability |
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25 | (3) |
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1.6 Self-Organization of Information and Values |
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28 | (7) |
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2 Fundamental Laws of Equilibrium and Nonequilibrium Thermodynamics |
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35 | (50) |
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2.1 The Thermodynamic Way of Describing Nature - Basic Variables |
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35 | (10) |
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2.2 Three Fundamental Laws and the Gibbs Relation of Thermodynamics |
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45 | (10) |
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2.3 Thermodynamic Potentials, Inequalities, and Variational Principles |
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55 | (8) |
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2.4 Irreversible Processes and Self-Organization |
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63 | (7) |
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2.5 Irreversible Radiation Transport |
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70 | (6) |
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2.6 Irreversible Processes and Fluctuations |
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76 | (4) |
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2.7 Toward a Thermodynamics of Small Systems Far from Equilibrium |
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80 | (5) |
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3 Evolution of Earth and the Terrestrial Climate |
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85 | (78) |
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88 | (3) |
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3.2 Black-Body Radiation Model of Earth |
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91 | (8) |
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3.3 Local Seasonal Response |
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99 | (5) |
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3.4 Atmospheric Cooling Rate |
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104 | (2) |
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3.5 Black-Body Model with Atmosphere |
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106 | (4) |
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3.6 Humidity and Latent Heat |
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110 | (9) |
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119 | (5) |
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3.8 Spatial Structure of the Planet |
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124 | (25) |
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3.9 Early Evolution of Earth |
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149 | (14) |
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4 Nonlinear Dynamics, Instabilities, and Fluctuations |
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163 | (48) |
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4.1 State Space, Dynamic Systems, and Graphs |
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163 | (5) |
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4.2 Deterministic Dynamic Systems |
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168 | (9) |
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4.3 Stochastic Models for Continuous Variables and Predictability |
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177 | (10) |
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4.4 Graphs - Mathematical Models of Structures and Networks |
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187 | (7) |
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4.5 Stochastic Models for Discrete Variables |
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194 | (6) |
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4.6 Stochastic Processes on Networks |
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200 | (11) |
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5 Self-Reproduction, Multistability, and Information Transfer as Basic Mechanisms of Evolution |
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211 | (26) |
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5.1 The Role of Self-Reproduction and Multistability |
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211 | (2) |
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5.2 Deterministic Models of Self-Reproduction and Bistability |
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213 | (5) |
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5.3 Stochastic Theory of Birth-and-Death Processes |
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218 | (4) |
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5.4 Stochastic Analysis of the Survival of the New |
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222 | (4) |
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5.5 Survival of the New in Bistable Systems |
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226 | (4) |
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5.6 Multistability, Information Storage, and Information Transfer |
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230 | (7) |
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6 Competition and Selection Processes |
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237 | (74) |
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6.1 Discussion of Basic Terms |
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237 | (4) |
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241 | (3) |
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6.3 Dynamical Models with Simple Competition |
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244 | (9) |
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6.4 Stochastic of Simple Competition Processes |
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253 | (11) |
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6.5 Competition in Species Networks |
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264 | (14) |
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6.6 Selection and Coexistence |
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278 | (6) |
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284 | (4) |
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6.8 Selection in Ecological Systems |
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288 | (9) |
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6.9 Selection with Sexual Replication |
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297 | (4) |
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6.10 Selection between Microreactors |
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301 | (5) |
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6.11 Selection in Social Systems |
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306 | (5) |
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7 Models of Evolution Processes |
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311 | (52) |
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7.1 Sequence-Evolution Models |
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314 | (5) |
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7.2 Evolution on Fitness Landscapes |
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319 | (2) |
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7.3 Evolution on Smooth Fisher-Eigen Landscapes |
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321 | (7) |
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7.4 Evolution on Random Fisher-Eigen Landscapes |
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328 | (5) |
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7.5 Evolution on Lotka-Volterra Landscapes |
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333 | (7) |
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7.6 Axiomatic Evolution Models |
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340 | (2) |
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7.7 Boolean Behavior in the Positive Cone |
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342 | (7) |
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7.8 Axiomatic Description of a Boolean Reaction System |
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349 | (3) |
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7.9 Reducible, Linear, and Ideal Boolean Reaction Systems |
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352 | (3) |
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7.10 Minor and Major of a Boolean Reaction System |
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355 | (1) |
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7.11 Selection and Evolution in Boolean Reaction Systems |
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356 | (7) |
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8 Self-Organization of Information and Symbols |
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363 | (50) |
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364 | (4) |
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8.2 Structural Information |
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368 | (3) |
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8.3 Extracting Structural Information |
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371 | (4) |
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8.4 Physical Properties of Symbols |
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375 | (6) |
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8.5 Properties of the Ritualization Transition |
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381 | (3) |
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384 | (6) |
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390 | (2) |
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392 | (4) |
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396 | (6) |
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402 | (3) |
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405 | (1) |
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406 | (3) |
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409 | (4) |
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413 | (28) |
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9.1 Catalytic Cascades in Underoccupied Networks |
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415 | (3) |
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9.2 Formation of Spatial Compartments |
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418 | (3) |
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9.3 Replicating Chain Molecules |
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421 | (7) |
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9.4 Molecular Information Processing |
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428 | (5) |
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433 | (8) |
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10 Conclusion and Outlook |
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441 | (12) |
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10.1 Basic Physical Concepts and Results |
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441 | (6) |
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447 | (6) |
References |
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Index |
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