The explanation with Natural forces onlyCopyright Raimondo Ballisti, March 2019 |
The american physicist Yeremy England has developed a hypothesis of the
physics of the origins of life, that he calls "dissipation-driven
adaptation".[3][4][6]
The hypothesis holds that random groups of molecules can self-organize to more efficiently absorb and dissipate heat from the environment. Matter naturally reorganizes itself to acquire the crucial physical characteristic of life "the ability to disperse great quantities of energy" when driven by an outside source such as the sun and bathed in the right atmospheric or oceanic conditions. England pointed to plants as a great example of energy dissipaters, since they take in the energy around them, use it to sustain themselves, and disperse even more energy into their environment in the form of infrared light. His hypothesis states that such self-organizing systems are an inherent part of the physical world. Living creatures also maintain steady states of extreme forcing: We are super-consumers who burn through enormous amounts of chemical energy, degrading it and increasing the entropy of the universe, as we power the reactions in our cells. [3]Wolchover, Natalie (Jan 28, 2014). "A New Physics Theory of Life". Scientific American. Retrieved Dec 11, 2014. [4] "Massachusetts physicist claims he solved mystery of how life emerged from matter". RT. Jan 23, 2014. Retrieved Dec 11, 2014 [6] Jones, Orion (Dec 9, 2014). "MIT Physicist Proposes New "Meaning of Life"". Big Think. Retrieved Dec 11, 2014 Work in progress ... sorry |
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