Hierarchical models for large chemical reaction networks (opens in new tab)

The quest for the origin of life, especially in the metabolism-first scenario inspired by the celebrated Miller-Urey experiment, has triggered a research program dedicated to studying the emergence of complex dynamical behaviors in large chemical mixtures. Though autocatalysis, understood as the capacity of a reaction network to grow exponentially, has been recognized as a potential driver of instability and multistability, no quantitative theor...