Biophysics is the science of physical principles underlying all processes of
life, including the dynamics and kinetics of biological systems. This fully
revised 2nd English edition is an introductory text that spans all steps of
biological organization, from the molecular, to the organism level, as well as
influences of environmental factors. In response to the enormous progress
recently made, especially in theoretical and molecular biophysics, the author
has updated the text, integrating new results and developments concerning
protein folding and dynamics, molecular aspects of membrane assembly and
transport, noise-enhanced processes, and photo-biophysics. The advances made in
theoretical biology in the last decade call for a fully new conception of the
corresponding sections. Thus, the book provides the background needed for
fundamental training in biophysics and, in addition, offers a great deal of
advanced biophysical knowledge.
