Mathématiques et phénomène biologique

Giuseppe Longo. Mathematics and the Biological Phenomena. Invited lecture, proceedings of the International Symposium on Foundations in Mathematics and Biology: Problems, Prospects, Interactions (Basti, ed.), Pontifical Lateran University, Vatican City, November, 1998. (math-biophen.ps) (math-biophen.pdf)International audienceThe first part of this paper highlights some key aspects of the differences in the use of mathematical tools in physics and in biology. Scientific knowledge is viewed as a network of interactions, more than as a hierachically organized structure where mathematics would display the essence of phenomena