Phenomenon of life: Between equilibrium and non-linearity

Origins of Life and Evolution of the Biosphere

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 599-613

  Galimov, E M ^a  

^a VERNADSKY INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

biological evolution; carbon isotopes; disproportionation of entropy; fractionation of isotopes; non equilibrium thermodynamics; ordering; origin of life

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; BIOPOLYMER; CARBON;

EQUILIBRIUM; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; NONLINEARITY; ORIGIN OF LIFE;

ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOGENESIS; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; ENTROPY; EVOLUTION; THERMODYNAMICS;

ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; BIOCHEMICAL PHENOMENA; BIOGENESIS; BIOPOLYMERS; CARBON ISOTOPES; ENTROPY; EVOLUTION; MODELS, CHEMICAL; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 5444259408     PISSN: 01696149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:ORIG.0000043131.86328.9d     Document Type: Article

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