Author | : Mae-Wan Ho |
File Size | : 45,7 Mb |
Publisher | : World Scientific |
Language | : English |
Release Date | : 28 March 2024 |
ISBN | : 9789812832597 |
Pages | : 409 pages |
The Rainbow and the Worm by Mae-Wan Ho Book PDF Summary
This highly unusual book began as a serious inquiry into Schrdinger's question, ?What is life??, and as a celebration of life itself. It takes the reader on a voyage of discovery through many areas of contemporary physics, from non-equilibrium thermodynamics and quantum optics to liquid crystals and fractals, all necessary for illuminating the problem of life. In the process, the reader is treated to a rare and exquisite view of the organism, gaining novel insights not only into the physics, but also into ?the poetry and meaning of being alive.?This much-enlarged third edition includes new findings on the central role of biological water in organizing living processes; it also completes the author's novel theory of the organism and its applications in ecology, physiology and brain science.