IOP Publishing Digital Informatics and Isotopic Biology: Self-Organization and Isotopically Diverse Systems in Physics, Biology and Technology 2016 (IOP Expanding Physics)

Digital Informatics and Isotopic Biology discusses self-organization and the emergence of order at the atomic scale with a particular emphasis on the digital information that can be carried by proper ordering of stable isotopes. This ushers in the concept of isotopic biology as a complimentary level to the “common” biology. The book discusses the area of isotopic randomness (isotopicity) and numerous implications of it for physics, biology, biomedicine, informatics, and other areas of science. It offers a unique and original view and may be the first milestone of this novel emerging area. The character of the book is highly interdisciplinary with numerous philosophical and historical discourses and comments.   This book is fully original in its scope and message, and highlights the potential of this new niche in physics. In time, and given development and practical implementations of these ideas, this book may be seen as a foundational monograph and the founding document of the entire emerging areas of isotopicity and isotopic biology. About the Author Alexander Berezin is a Professor (Emeritus) of Engineering Physics at McMaster University. He is active in many areas of physics and several other disciplines, and is largely known as an interdisciplinary scientist. Some of his published work touches controversial, largely unexplored and emergent areas, such as possible physical foundations of homeopathy, physics of consciousness, simulated realities and parallel universes. He also has publications on arts, architecture, tourism and social issues related to science policy and education.