Ingolf Lamprecht Libros

This work explores the formation of structure in nonlinear thermodynamic systems, addressing a range of topics from basic principles to complex patterns in various media. It examines topologically stable patterns in condensed matter and introduces new types of order and stochastic regimes. The text delves into chirality wave propagation and its implications for evolutionary catastrophes, alongside nonlinear bioenergetics and species selection processes. It also investigates pattern formation in chemical and biochemical systems, including spatial ordering in reactions and oscillating chemical reactions, highlighting the interplay between heat production and physical signals. Further, the work presents experimental evidence for control sites in plant glycolysis, dynamic structures in metabolic cycles, and the role of morphogenesis in biological systems. It discusses information compression in these systems, models of pattern generation based on minimal entropy production, and self-organization in biological morphogenesis. The text also covers topological and thermodynamic structures, fractal shapes of cell membranes, and statistical geometry of tissues. Additionally, it addresses surface changes during organism growth, providing a comprehensive overview of the intricate processes that govern structure formation in both chemical and biological contexts.

This monograph explores various aspects of statistical nonequilibrium thermodynamics, beginning with general problems related to nonlinear irreversible processes and the thermodynamic analysis of statistical properties in dynamic systems. It discusses the entropy increase problem and stability in quantum mechanics, as well as the relationship between the H-Theorem and minimum entropy production. The text delves into nonequilibrium phase transitions, particularly in chemical and biological systems, and examines Brownian motion in autooscillation systems. It addresses nonequilibrium fluctuations and irreversible processes far from thermal equilibrium. Kinetic equations are presented, including the generalized Fokker-Planck equation and diffusion approximations for Markov processes, alongside extremal principles and catastrophe theory in stochastic models. The work further investigates phenomenological nonequilibrium thermodynamics, focusing on irreversible thermodynamics away from equilibrium, thermodynamic flux structuring, and axiomatic models. It integrates concepts such as the Second Lyapunov Method and variational principles. In ecology, the text analyzes correlation decay in ecological models, kinetics of nonequilibrium processes, and mathematical modeling of biocenosis. It also addresses natural selection and optimality principles. The reaction of organisms to external factors is examined, including energy metabolism

This work explores the intersection of biological systems and thermodynamics, beginning with general problems in biological thermodynamics. It applies classical thermodynamic concepts to biology, addressing the second law, negentropy, and non-equilibrium processes. The text then delves into a qualitative phenomenological theory of organism development, supported by experimental and theoretical foundations, including stochastic considerations and an enhanced evolution criterion. Next, it presents a quantitative phenomenological theory, focusing on non-linear equations and their applications in developmental biology, including computer analyses of growth equations. The discussion of heat production in living systems examines various life processes, including microbial culture growth, oogenesis in *Xenopus laevis*, and heat production in insects and axolotls, highlighting the relationship between heat production and body weight. The text further addresses energetics in developmental processes, investigating mitochondrial changes and their role in respiration during oogenesis and regeneration. It reviews the theory of dissipative structures, distinguishing between stationary and dynamic forms, and discusses the significance of free energy in biological processes. Finally, it considers the probability states and orderliness of biological systems, exploring the origin of bacteria, evolutionary progress, and taxonomy challenges, c