| Fractals in Molecular Biophysics Contributor(s): Dewey, T. Gregory (Author) |
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ISBN: 0195084470 ISBN-13: 9780195084474 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $190.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 1998 Annotation: Historically, science has sought to reduce complex problems to their simplest components, but more recently it has recognized the merit of studying complex phenomena in situ. Fractal geometry is one such appealing approach, and this book discusses its application to complex problems in molecular biophysics. The book provides a detailed, unified treatment of fractal aspects of protein and structure dynamics, fractal reaction kinetics in biochemical systems, sequence correlations in DNA and proteins, and descriptors of chaos in enzymatic systems. In an area that has been slow to acknowledge the use of fractals, this is an important addition to the literature, offering a glimpse of the wealth of possible applications to complex problems. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Life Sciences - Molecular Biology - Science | Life Sciences - Biophysics - Science | Life Sciences - Biochemistry |
| Dewey: 574.880 |
| LCCN: 96046067 |
| Physical Information: 0.81" H x 6" W x 9" (1.32 lbs) 288 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Historically, science has sought to reduce complex problems to their simplest components, but more recently it has recognized the merit of studying complex phenomena in situ. Fractal geometry is one such appealing approach, and this book discusses its application to complex problems in molecular biophysics. The book provides a detailed, unified treatment of fractal aspects of protein and structure dynamics, fractal reaction kinetics in biochemical systems, sequence correlations in DNA and proteins, and descriptors of chaos in enzymatic systems. In an area that has been slow to acknowledge the use of fractals, this is an important addition to the literature, offering a glimpse of the wealth of possible applications to complex problems. |