Effects of Activation Barriers on Quenching to Stabilize Prebiotic Chemical Systems

We have previously shown in model studies that rapid quenches of systems of monomers interacting to form polymer chains can fix nonequilibrium chemistries with some lifelike properties. We suggested that such quenching processes might have occurred at very high rates on early Earth, giving an effici...

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Main Authors: Qianyi Sheng, Ben Fredrick Intoy, J. W. Halley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-01-01
Series:Life
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/14/1/116