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Chemical Complexity - Self-Organization Processes in Molecular Systems (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)
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Chemical Complexity - Self-Organization Processes in Molecular Systems (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)
Series: The Frontiers Collection
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This book provides an outline of theoretical concepts and their
experimental verification in studies of self-organization phenomena
in chemical systems, as they emerged in the mid-20th century and
have evolved since. Presenting essays on selected topics, it was
prepared by authors who have made profound contributions to the
field. Traditionally, physical chemistry has been concerned with
interactions between atoms and molecules that produce a variety of
equilibrium structures - or the 'dead' order - in a stationary
state. But biological cells exhibit a different 'living' kind of
order, prompting E. Schroedinger to pose his famous question "What
is life?" in 1943. Through an unprecedented theoretical and
experimental development, it was later revealed that biological
self-organization phenomena are in complete agreement with the laws
of physics, once they are applied to a special class of
thermodynamically open systems and non-equilibrium states. This
knowledge has in turn led to the design and synthesis of simple
inorganic systems capable of self-organization effects. These
artificial 'living organisms' are able to operate on macroscopic to
microscopic scales, even down to single-molecule machines. In the
future, such research could provide a basis for a technological
breakthrough, comparable in its impact with the invention of lasers
and semiconductors. Its results can be used to control natural
chemical processes, and to design artificial complex chemical
processes with various functionalities. The book offers an
extensive discussion of the history of research on complex chemical
systems and its future prospects.
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