A model for the origin of life |
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Authors: | Freeman J Dyson |
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Institution: | (1) Institute for Advanced Study, 08540 Princeton, New Jersey, USA |
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Abstract: | Summary A simple statistical model is constructed, describing the transition from disorder to order in a population of mutually catalytic molecules undergoing random mutations. The consequences of the model are calculated, and its possible relevance to the problem of the origin of life is discussed. The main conclusion of the analysis is that the model allows populations of several thousand molecular units to make the transition from disorder to order with reasonable probability. |
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Keywords: | Origin of life Statistical model |
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