Chemoton Theory Theory of Living Systems [Paperback]

Dr. G?nti has introduced Chemoton Theory to explain the origin of life. Theoretical Foundations of Fluid Machineries is a discussion of the theoretical foundations of fluid automata. It introduces quantitative methods - cycle stoichiometry and stoichiokinetics - in order to describe fluid automata with the methods of algebra, as well as their construction, starting from elementary chemical reactions up to the complex, program-directed, proliferating fluid automata, the chemotons.

Chemoton Theory outlines the development of a theoretical biology, based on exact quantitative considerations and the consequences of its application on biotechnology and on the artificial synthesis of living systems.

VI. About the World of Living in General.- What is Life?.- The ambiguity of the concept oflife.- Views concerning the essence oflife.- The standpoints of some outstanding philosophers.- The Most General Properties of Living Beings.- Empirical facts providing the basis for the theory.- Conclusions.- Life Criteria.- Alive, capable ofliving, dead, nonliving.- The levels of life.- Life criteria.- Chemotons as Living Systems.- Chemotons satisfy life criteria.- Chemotons are minimum systems of life.- VII. Chemical Evolution.- Setting of Objectives.- The Date of the Genesis of Life.- The Genesis of Earth.- The Primitive Atmosphere.- Chemical Evolution.- Energy source.- Initial compounds.- Low-molecular-weight products.- Abiotic formation of proteinoids.- Abiogenic formation of nucleic acids.- Formation of microscopic structures.- VIII. Biogenesis.- Models of Biogenesis.- Experimental models.- Qualitative theoretical models.- Quantitative theoretical models.- Metabolic Network of a Prebiotic Chemoton.- General aspects.- Autocatalytic subsystems.- Connective subsystems.- Additional pathways.- A qualitative.survey of the operation of the network.- Quantitative Description l#: