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All rights reserved  \nNo part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of the publisher  \nPermissions may be sought directly from Elsevier’s Science & Technology Rights Department in Oxford, UK: phone (􀀂44) (0) 1865 843830; fax (􀀂44) (0) 1865 853333; [email: permissions@elsevier.com. Alternatively you can submit your](email: permissions@elsevier.com. 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Because of rapid advances in the medical sciences, in particular, independent verification of diagnoses and drug dosages should be made  \nLibrary of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data  \nA catalog record is available from the Library of Congress  \nBritish Library Cataloguing in Publication Data  \nA catalogue record is available from the British Library  \nISBN: 978-0-444-52798-1  \nFor information on all Elsevier publications [visit our website at books.elsevier.com](visit our website at books.elsevier.com)  \nPrinted and bound in The Netherlands  \n07 08 09 10 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1  \nContents  \nPreface ix  \nPart I General introduction  \n1 Introduction: the aim and the scope of the book 1  \n2 The physics of life: physics at several levels 5  \nPart II The physics basis  \n3 Concepts and numerical reference 17  \n3A Numerical values 18  \n4 Basics of classical (Newtonian) dynamics 19  \n5 Electricity: the core of reductionism basis 26  \n5A General electrostatics 26  \n5B Formalism of electrostatics* 29  \n5C Magnetism 37  \n5D Relations between electric and magnetic fields: Maxwell’s equations* 40  \n5E Radiation 42  \n6 Quantum mechanics 44  \n6A The thermodynamic path to quantum mechanics 45  \n6B Basic principles of quantum mechanics 48  \n6C The hydrogen atom* 53  \n6D The strange features of quantum mechanics 58  \n7 Basic thermodynamics: introduction 63  \n7A Thermodynamic concepts 63  \n7B Energy and entropy 64  \n7C The second law of thermodynamics 67  \n7D Free energies and chemical potential 68  \n8 Statistical thermodynamics 71  \n8A Basic assumption and statistical entropy 71  \n8B Energy distribution* 76  \n8C More on micro-and macrostates 78  \nPart III The general trends and objects  \n9 Some trends in 20th century physics 81  \n10 From the simple equilibrium to the complex 85  \n11 Theoretical physics models: important analogies 92  \nvi Contents  \n12 The biological molecules 96  \n12A General properties of proteins and amino acids 96  \n12B Sugars 104  \n12C Nucleic acids 105  \n12D The genetic code 108  \n12E Energy-storing substances 111  \n12F Lipids: membranes 112  \n13 What is life? 113  \nPart IV Going further with thermodynamics  \n14 Thermodynamics formalism and examples: Combinatorial expressions and Stirling’s formula 117  \n14A General formalism: energy concepts 118  \n14B Mixing entropy 123  \n14C Water: solubility 125  \n14D Formalism of mixing and solutions* 126  \n14E Chemica","cbCaigagIgrV9xBh","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaigagIgrV9xBh","pdf",1837951,437,"English","# Contents\n## Preface ix\n## Part I General introduction\n## 1 Introduction: the aim and the scope of the book 1\n## 2 The physics of life: physics at several levels 5\n## Part II The physics basis\n## 3 Concepts and numerical reference 17\n## 4 Basics of classical (Newtonian) dynamics 19\n## 5 Electricity: the core of reductionism basis 26\n## 6 Quantum mechanics 44\n## 7 Basic thermodynamics: introduction 63\n## 8 Statistical thermodynamics 71\n## Part III The general trends and objects\n## 9 Some trends in 20th century physics 81\n## 10 From the simple equilibrium to the complex 85\n## 11 Theoretical physics models: important analogies 92\n## 12 The biological molecules 96\n## 13 What is life? 113\n## Part IV Going further with thermodynamics\n## 14 Thermodynamics formalism and examples: Combinatorial expressions and Stirling’s formula 117\n## 15 Examples of entropy and order/disorder 138\n## 16 Statistical thermodynamics models 146\n## Part V Stochastic dynamics\n## 17 Probability concepts 173\n## 18 Stochastic processes 178\n## 19 Random walk 182\n## 20 Step processes: master equations 191\n## 21 Brownian motion: first description 216\n## 22 Diffusion and continuous stochastic processes 221\n## 23 Brownian motion and continuation 234","[{\"question\":\"What is the book’s overall structure?\",\"answer\":\"The contents are organized into five parts: general introduction, physics basis, general trends and objects, further thermodynamics, and stochastic dynamics.\"},{\"question\":\"Which physical foundations are covered before biological topics?\",\"answer\":\"The book first covers classical dynamics, electricity and electromagnetism, quantum mechanics, thermodynamics, and statistical thermodynamics as core physical foundations.\"},{\"question\":\"What does the table of contents include regarding “What is life?”\",\"answer\":\"A dedicated chapter titled “What is life?” appears in Part III, after sections on biological molecules and theoretical models.\"}]","PHYSICS OF LIFE - The Physicist’s Road to Biology | PDF",1789975636,1101]