Thermodynamics and the Origin of Life
arXiv:2204.00416 · doi:10.1139/cjp-2020-0013
Abstract
Modern developments in nonequilibrium thermodynamics have significant implications for the origins of life. The reasons for this are closely related to a generalized version of the second law of thermodynamics recently found for entropy production during irreversible evolution of a given system such as self-replicating RNA. This paper is intended to serve as an introduction to these developments.
To appear in the Canadian Journal of Physics: 20 pages, 3 figures