论文标题
热力学和生命的起源
Thermodynamics and the Origin of Life
论文作者
论文摘要
非平衡热力学的现代发展对生活的起源具有重要意义。其原因与最近在给定系统（例如自复制RNA）的不可逆演化过程中发现的第二次热力学定律的广义版本密切相关。本文旨在作为这些发展的介绍。
Modern developments in nonequilibrium thermodynamics have significant implications for the origins of life. The reasons for this are closely related to a generalized version of the second law of thermodynamics recently found for entropy production during irreversible evolution of a given system such as self-replicating RNA. This paper is intended to serve as an introduction to these developments.
