Population Biology And Criticality: From Critical Birth-death Processes To Self-organized Criticality In Mutation Pathogen Systems - Stollenwerk, Nico (Cmaf, Univ De Lisboa, Portugal) a Jansen, Vincent (Royal Holloway, Univ Of London, Uk)

Describes theories of mutation pathogen systems showing critical fluctuations, as a paradigmatic example of an application of the mathematics of critical phenomena to the life sciences. This book enables the reader to understand the implications and future impact of these findings.