Extending the concept of kinetic stability: Toward a paradigm for life

Journal of Physical Organic Chemistry

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 312-316

  Pross, Addy ^a   Khodorkovsky, Vladimir ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Emergence of life; Kinetic selection; Kinetic stability; Natural selection; Steady state

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); LIFE CYCLE; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; THERMODYNAMICS;

EMERGENCE OF LIFE; KINETIC SELECTION; KINETIC STABILITY; NATURAL SELECTION; STEADY STATE;

KINETIC THEORY;

EID: 1542690205     PISSN: 08943230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/poc.729     Document Type: Article

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