Rainbow & The Worm The 3rd Ed - HO MAE-WAN

This Highly Unusual Book Began As A Serious Inquiry Into Schrouml;dinger's Question, What Is Life?, And As A Celebration Of Life Itself. It Takes The Reader On A Voyage Of Discovery Through Many Areas Of Contemporary Physics, From Non-equilibrium Thermodynamics And Quantum Optics To Liquid Crystals And Fractals, All Necessary For Illuminating The Problem Of Life. In The Process, The Reader Is Treated To A Rare And Exquisite View Of The Organism, Gaining Novel Insights Not Only Into The Physics, But Also Into The Poetry And Meaning Of Being Alive.this Much-enlarged Third Edition Includes Findings On The Central Role Of Biological Water In Organizing Living Processes; It Also Completes The Author's Novel Theory Of The Organism And Its Applications In Ecology, Physiology And Brain Science.