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The Nature of Stability in Replicating Systems
We review the concept of dynamic kinetic stability, a type of stability associated specifically with replicating entities, and show how it differs from the well-known and established (static) kinetic and thermodynamic stabilities associated with regular chemical systems. In the process we demonstrate how the concept can help bridge the conceptual chasm that continues to separate the physical and biological sciences by relating the nature of stability in the animate and inanimate worlds, and by providing additional insights into the physicochemical nature of abiogenesis.
| Publication language | English |
| Pages | 518-527 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Publication status | Published - 01.02.2011 |
Keywords
Complexity
Equilibrium
Kinetic stability
Life
Steady state
Teleonomy
Thermodynamic stability
ASJC Scopus subject areas
Information Systems
Mathematical Physics
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)
Electrical and Electronic Engineering