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| Author | Derek Abbott,Paul C. W. Davies,Arun K. Pati (Eds.) With foreword bySir Roger Penrose |
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| Language | English |
| Subject | Physics andbiophysics |
| Genre | Nonfiction; science text |
| Publisher | Imperial College Press |
Publication date | 2008 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
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| Pages | 581 pp. |
| ISBN | 978-1848162532 |
Quantum Aspects of Life, a book published in 2008 with a foreword byRoger Penrose, explores the open question of the role ofquantum mechanics at molecular scales of relevance to biology. It contains chapters written by various world experts from a 2003 symposium and includes two debates from 2003 to 2004, giving rise to a mix of both sceptical and sympathetic viewpoints. The book addresses questions ofquantum physics,biophysics,nanoscience,quantum chemistry,mathematical biology,complexity theory, andphilosophy that are inspired by the 1944 seminal bookWhat Is Life? byErwin Schrödinger.
Section 1:Emergence and Complexity
Section 2:Quantum Mechanisms in Biology
Section 3:The Biological Evidence
Section 4:Artificial Quantum Life
Section 5:The Debate