UID:
almahu_9949199277802882
Format:
156 p.
,
online resource.
Edition:
1st ed. 1999.
ISBN:
9783322910097
Series Statement:
Teubner Texte zur Physik ; 34
Content:
This book for physicists, biologists, computer scientists, economists or social scientists shows in selected examples how computer simulation methods which are typical to statistical physics have been applied in other areas outside of physics. Our main part deals with the biology of ageing, while other examples are the functioning of the immune system, the structure of DNA, the fluctuations on the stock market, theories for sociology and for World War II. Are leaky water faucets similar to our heartbeats? Throughout the book we emphasize microscopic models dealing with the action of individuals, whether they are cells of the immune system or traders speculating on the currency market. Complete computer programs are given and explained for biological ageing. The references try to introduce the expert from the covered other fields to the relevant physics literature; and they also show the physicists the way into the biological literature on ageing.
Note:
I Biological Ageing -- 1 Azbel Phenomenology and Simple Simulations -- 2 The Bit-String Penna Model -- II DNA, Money and War -- 3 Immunology, DNA, and Heartbeats -- 4 Microscopic Market Simulations -- 5 Political Theories of Galam and Others -- 6 Summary -- 7 Appendices -- 8 References -- 9 Programs -- 10 Index.
In:
Springer Nature eBook
Additional Edition:
Printed edition: ISBN 9783322910103
Additional Edition:
Printed edition: ISBN 9783519002796
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1007/978-3-322-91009-7
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-322-91009-7
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