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Statistical Physics and Stromatolite Growth: New Perspectives on an Ancient Dilemma

Date

Authors

Batchelor, Murray

Burne, Robert

Henry, B I

Slatyer, T.

Publisher

Elsevier

Abstract

This paper outlines our recent attempts to model the growth and form of microbialites from the perspective of the statistical physics of evolving surfaces. Microbialites arise from the environmental interactions of microbial communities (microbial mats).

Keywords

Keywords: Algae; Biofilms; Ecosystems; Genes; Mathematical models; Microbiology; Natural sciences; Sedimentology; Statistical methods; Columnar structures; Microbial communities; Microfossils; Stromatolite growth; Living systems studies

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/76540

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

Physica A: Statistical mechanics and its applications

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1016/j.physa.2005.01.014

Restricted until

2037-12-31

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