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Towards Cross-Modeling between Life and Solid State Physics

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We develop a hierarchical model for an organism which is primarily based on structural scale. This is then compared with the Kronig-Penney model for electron propagation in a crystal. Both models exhibit similar multi-level structure, where the levels are separated by complex or forbidden regions. We conclude that cross-modeling between natural hierarchy and electron band structures may help in formulating future models of biological systems.

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  • scale
  • hierarchy
  • hyperscale
  • life
  • Kronig-Penney

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  1. The Living Systems Project, ETRO, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, 1050, Brussel, Belgium

    Ron Cottam, Willy Ranson & Roger Vounckx

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  1. JSRC, Wilhelmstrasse 91, Berlin, 10117, Germany

    Plamen L. Simeonov

  2. , Dept. of Computing Science and, University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA, United Kingdom

    Leslie S. Smith

  3. , Faculte des Sciences Mathematiques, Université de Picardie „Jules Verne“, rue Saint‐Leu 33, Amiens, 80039, France

    Andrée C. Ehresmann

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Cottam, R., Ranson, W., Vounckx, R. (2012). Towards Cross-Modeling between Life and Solid State Physics. In: Simeonov, P., Smith, L., Ehresmann, A. (eds) Integral Biomathics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-28111-2_9

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