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title = "Towards Cross-Modeling between Life and Solid StatePhysics",
abstract = "We develop a hierarchical model for an organism which is primarily based on structural scale. This is then compared with the Kronig-Penney model for electron propagation in a crystal. Both models exhibit similar multi-level structure, where the levels are separated by complex or forbidden regions. We conclude that cross-modeling between natural hierarchy and electron band structures may help in formulating future models of biological systems.",
keywords = "Scale, hierarchy, hyperscale, life, Kronig-Penney",
author = "Ronald Cottam and Willy Ranson and Roger Vounckx",
note = "Plamen L. Simeonov, Leslie S. Smith, Andr{\'e}e C. Ehresmann",
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