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By definition, any self-replicating chemical system is autocatalytic, so that its kinetics will be non-linear. Non-linearity is a necessary condition for the existence of chemical oscillations and for complex behaviour in general. In this paper, we discuss the basic principles underlying such phenomena and their theoretical analysis. We believe that wider familiarity with these techniques will assist the interpretation of experimental observations on non-linear chemical reactions, including self-reproducing systems.
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Coveney, P. (1994). Chemical Oscillations and Non-Linear Chemical Kinetics. In: Fleischaker, G.R., Colonna, S., Luisi, P.L. (eds) Self-Production of Supramolecular Structures. NATO ASI Series, vol 446. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-0754-9_14
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