Principles of Evolution From the Planck Epoch to Complex Multicellul

With contributions from a team of leading experts, this volume provides a comprehensive survey of recent achievements in our scientific understanding of evolution. The questions it asks concern the beginnings of the universe, the origin of life and the ch

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THE FRONTIERS COLLECTION Series Editors: A.C. Elitzur L. Mersini-Houghton M.A. Schlosshauer M.P. Silverman J.A. Tuszynski R. Vaas H.D. Zeh The books in this collection are devoted to challenging and open problems at the forefront of modern science, including related philosophical debates. In contrast to typical research mono-graphs, however, they strive to present their topics in a manner accessible also to scientifically literate nonspecialists wishing to gain insight into the deeper implications and fascinating questions involved. Taken as a whole, the series reflects the need for a fundamental and interdisciplinary approach to modern science. Furthermore, it is intended to encourage active scientists in all areas to ponder over important and perhaps controversial issues beyond their own speciality. Extending from quantum physics and relativity to entropy, consciousness and complex systems – the Frontiers Collection will inspire readers to push back the frontiers of their own knowledge.

Other Recent Titles Weak Links The Universal Key to the Stability of Networks and Complex Systems By P. Csermely Entanglement, Information, and the Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics By G. Jaeger Particle Metaphysics A Critical Account of Subatomic Reality By B. Falkenburg The Physical Basis of the Direction of Time By H.D. Zeh Mindful Universe Quantum Mechanics and the Participating Observer By H. Stapp Decoherence and the Quantum-To-Classical Transition By M.A. Schlosshauer The Nonlinear Universe Chaos, Emergence, Life By A. Scott Symmetry Rules How Science and Nature Are Founded on Symmetry By J. Rosen Quantum Superposition Counterintuitive Consequences of Coherence, Entanglement, and Interference By M.P. Silverman

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Hildegard Meyer-Ortmanns · Stefan Thurner Editors

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Editors Hildegard Meyer-Ortmanns Jacobs University Bremen School of Engineering & Science Campus Ring 8 28759 Bremen Germany [email protected]

Stefan Thurner Medizinische Universität Wien Inst. für Wissenschaft Komplexer Systeme Währinger Gürtel 18–20 1090 Wien Austria [email protected]

Series Editors: Avshalom C. Elitzur Bar-Ilan University, Unit of Interdisciplinary Studies, 52900 Ramat-Gan, Israel email: [email protected] Laura Mersini-Houghton Dept. Physics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3255, USA email: [email protected] Maximilian A. Schlosshauer Niels Bohr Institute, Blegdamsvej 17, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark email: [email protected] Mark P. Silverman Trinity College, Dept. Physics, Hartford CT 06106, USA email: [email protected] Jack A. Tuszynski University of Alberta, Dept. Physics, Edmonton AB T6G 1Z2, Canada email:[email protected] Rüdiger Vaas University of Giessen, Center for Philosophy and Foundations of Science, 35394 Giessen, Germany email: [email protected] H. Dieter Zeh Gaiberger Straße 38, 69151 Waldhilsbach, Germany email: zeh@uni-heid