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On the Field Structure of Metabolic Space-Time

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Molecular and Biological Physics of Living Systems

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The history of the physical sciences is replete with instances, where analogy has been a key element in the construction of theories of natural phenomena. This is manifestly evident in contemporary physics, as we draw ever closer to a “world view” which attempts to unify space-time-matter at all levels—from the microcosm to the macrocosm. Indeed, out of analogy has flowed unity.

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Welch, G.R., Smith, H.A. (1990). On the Field Structure of Metabolic Space-Time. In: Mishra, R.K. (eds) Molecular and Biological Physics of Living Systems. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1890-0_4

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