Entropic Sampling and Natural Selection in Biological Evolution

Details Entropic Sampling and Natural Selection in Biological Evolution Entropic Sampling and Natural Selection in Biological Evolution

1996-07-12

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/9607086v2

J. Phys. A: (v.30) (1997) L749-L755

Physics

Condensed Matter

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10.1088/0305-4470/30/22/002

With a view to connecting random mutation on the molecular level to punctuated equilibrium behavior on the phenotype level, we propose a new model for biological evolution, which incorporates random mutation and natural selection. In this scheme the system evolves continuously into new configurations, yielding non-stationary behavior of the total fitness. Further, both the waiting time distribution of species and the avalanche size distribution display power-law behaviors with exponents close to two, which are consistent with the fossil data. These features are rather robust, indicating the key role of entropy.

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