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Origins of Evolution

Michael Lachman

The Interdisciplinary Program
for Fostering Excellence
Tel-Aviv University
Tel-Aviv, 69978, Israel

May 12, 1991

Abstract:

It is claimed that the subject of the origin of life and evolution should be studied by using general laws, without regard to the chemical or physical constraints on primordial earth. A simulation is introduced with which the origin of evolution was studied. Three typical behaviors which emerged in the system are shown: Self-reproduction, unchanging freezing, and chaotic growth. These behaviors are discussed and their implication on the definition of Evolution is examined.





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