Information in biological systems and the fluctuation theorem

Yaşar Demirel

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Abstract

Some critical trends in information theory, its role in living systems and utilization in fluctuation theory are discussed. The mutual information of thermodynamic coupling is incorporated into the generalized fluctuation theorem by using information theory and nonequilibrium thermodynamics. Thermodynamically coupled dissipative structures in living systems are capable of degrading more energy, and processing complex information through developmental and environmental constraints. The generalized fluctuation theorem can quantify the hysteresis observed in the amount of the irreversible work in nonequilibrium regimes in the presence of information and thermodynamic coupling.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1931-1948
Number of pages18
JournalEntropy
Volume16
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2014

Keywords

  • Biological systems
  • Fluctuation theorem
  • Information theory
  • Thermodynamic coupling

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Information Systems
  • Mathematical Physics
  • Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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