Re: [Fis] Molecular recognition and the foundamental laws of information

Dear Pedro, Dear Shu-Kun, Dear Colleagues,

>"...the symmetry principle: the higher the symmetry, the more stable a
>system will be. Now (only now) we can consider the molecular recognition
>in details because thermodynamics is actually useless for molecular
>recognition consideration. "
>
>It looks a very challenging statement. Does everybody agree with it?
>
>best
>
>Pedro

I agree, although I must add 2 minor remarks.
(1) Thermodynamics works also in the world of molecules. It does not work -
in the proper way as we used to its application in physics - in the case of
such phase transitions, when new higher organisational levels, i.e.,
qualitatively new structures emerge (e.g., a molecule from atoms).
(2) Since the evolution arrows from more symmetric to less symmetric, I
would formulate the above principle: the lower the symmetry, the less
stable a system will be.

Best,
Gyuri

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Received on Mon Jul 21 12:42:25 2003