Contextual models and the non-Newtonian paradigm

Kitto, K; Kortschak, RD

Contextual models and the non-Newtonian paradigm

Kitto, K

Kortschak, RD

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Citation:: Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology, 2013, 113 (1), pp. 97 - 107
Issue Date:: 2013-09-01

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dc.contributor.author	Kitto, K https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7642-7121	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Kortschak, RD	en_US
dc.date.issued	2013-09-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology, 2013, 113 (1), pp. 97 - 107	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0079-6107	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/117364
dc.description.abstract	Biological systems exhibit a wide range of contextual effects, and this often makes it difficult to construct valid mathematical models of their behaviour. In particular, mathematical paradigms built upon the successes of Newtonian physics make assumptions about the nature of biological systems that are unlikely to hold true. After discussing two of the key assumptions underlying the Newtonian paradigm, we discuss two key aspects of the formalism that extended it, Quantum Theory (QT). We draw attention to the similarities between biological and quantum systems, motivating the development of a similar formalism that can be applied to the modelling of biological processes. © 2013 Elsevier Ltd.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.pbiomolbio.2013.03.011	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Biophysics	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Systems Biology	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Molecular Biology	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Biophysics	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Mathematics	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Algorithms	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Models, Biological	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Systems Integration	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Computer Simulation	en_US
dc.title	Contextual models and the non-Newtonian paradigm	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
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Abstract:

Biological systems exhibit a wide range of contextual effects, and this often makes it difficult to construct valid mathematical models of their behaviour. In particular, mathematical paradigms built upon the successes of Newtonian physics make assumptions about the nature of biological systems that are unlikely to hold true. After discussing two of the key assumptions underlying the Newtonian paradigm, we discuss two key aspects of the formalism that extended it, Quantum Theory (QT). We draw attention to the similarities between biological and quantum systems, motivating the development of a similar formalism that can be applied to the modelling of biological processes. © 2013 Elsevier Ltd.

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