Thermodynamic Network Analysis of Biological Systems

This book is devoted to the question: What fundamental ideas and concepts can phys­ ics contribute to the analysis of complex systems like those in biology and ecolo­ gy? The book originated from two lectures which I gave during the winter term 1974/75 and the summer term 1976 at the Rheinisch-Westfalische Technische Hoch­ schule in Aachen. The wish for a lecture with this kind of subject was brou...