5 papers
Topological bounds on the dynamical growth rate of chemical reaction networks
Praful Gagrani, Jiwei Wang, Yannick De Decker +1
Growth and decay are system-level properties of chemical reaction networks (CRNs) relevant from prebiotic chemistry to cellular metabolism. Their properties are typically analyzed…
Mathematical Analysis for a Class of Stochastic Copolymerization Processes
David F. Anderson, Jingyi Ma, Praful Gagrani
We study a stochastic model of a copolymerization process that has been extensively investigated in the physics literature. The main questions of interest include: (i) what are the…
Thermodynamic ranking of pathways in reaction networks
Praful Gagrani, Nino Lauber, Eric Smith +1
One of the puzzles left open by energetic analyses of irreversible stochastic processes is that boundary conditions that prevent the performance of work or the dissipation of heat…
Identifying Self-Amplifying Hypergraph Structures through Mathematical Optimization
VÃctor Blanco, Gabriel González, Praful Gagrani
In this paper, we introduce the concept of self-amplifying structures for hypergraphs, positioning it as a key element for understanding propagation and internal reinforcement in c…
The evolution of complexity and the transition to biochemical life
Praful Gagrani, David Baum
While modern physics and biology satisfactorily explain the passage from the Big Bang to the formation of Earth and the first cells to present-day life, respectively, the origins o…