Introduction to molecular biophysics /

"Introduction to Molecular Biophysics builds the modern theoretical foundation needed to understand life processes from a physical point of view. The authors use a combination of biological information and physical models and theories to provide a rigorous description of biological structures....

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Main Author: Tuszynski, J. A.
Other Authors: Kurzyński, Michał
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boca Raton : CRC Press, c2003.
Series:CRC series in pure and applied physics
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Origins and Evolution of Life
  • 2. Structures of Biomolecules
  • 3. Dynamics of Biomolecules
  • 4. Structure of a Biological Cell
  • 5. Nonequilibrium Thermodynamics and Biochemical Reactions
  • 6. Molecular Biological Machines
  • 7. Nerve Cells
  • 8. Tissue and Organ Biophysics
  • 9. Biological Self-Regulation and Self-Organization
  • 10. Epilogue: Toward New Physics and New Biology
  • App. A. Random Walks and Diffusion
  • App. B. Models of Phase Transitions and Criticality
  • App. C. Foundations of Nonlinear Physics
  • App. D. Master Equations.