04292nam 22007335 450 991025463500332120200705173321.03-319-30647-210.1007/978-3-319-30647-6(CKB)3710000000909054(DE-He213)978-3-319-30647-6(MiAaPQ)EBC5594716(PPN)19632274X(EXLCZ)99371000000090905420161008d2016 u| 0engurnn|008mamaatxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe Physics of Living Systems /by Fabrizio Cleri1st ed. 2016.Cham :Springer International Publishing :Imprint: Springer,2016.1 online resource (XXIV, 620 p. 204 illus., 173 illus. in color.) Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics,2192-47913-319-30645-6 From the Contents: Thermodynamics for Living Systems, Appendix, Problems, References -- Energy, Information and the Origins of Life, Problems, References -- Energy Production and Storage for Life, Problems, References -- Entropic Forces in Cells: Thermodynamics and Hydrodynamics, Problems, References.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.Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics,2192-4791BiophysicsBiological physicsBiomedical engineeringBioorganic chemistryBiomathematicsHuman physiologyAnimal physiologyBiological and Medical Physics, Biophysicshttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/P27008Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineeringhttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/T2700XBioorganic Chemistryhttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/C19010Mathematical and Computational Biologyhttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/M31000Human Physiologyhttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/B13004Animal Physiologyhttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/L33030Biophysics.Biological physics.Biomedical engineering.Bioorganic chemistry.Biomathematics.Human physiology.Animal physiology.Biological and Medical Physics, Biophysics.Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering.Bioorganic Chemistry.Mathematical and Computational Biology.Human Physiology.Animal Physiology.571.4Cleri Fabrizioauthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut1062621MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910254635003321The Physics of Living Systems2527093UNINA