Phenomenological theory of mortality and aginge

Azbel’, Mark Ya.

Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, 1998, vol. 249, issue 1, 472-481

Abstract: There are many theories of mortality, but no consensus even on the basic problem: is it genetically determined? In a general case, the problem is mathematically unsolvable. Yet, in the case of mortality, a physical approach yields its universal law. The law predicts, e.g., that mortality and senescence may decrease with age. Experiments verify it. I suggest experiments, which are supposed to produce genetic Methuselas, who live, e.g., over 20η (η is the mean life span), but whose biological age is less than η/2. If the universal mortality law is convincingly proven, it may lead to a quantitative model and theory of mortality and aging.

Keywords: Demography; Life tables; Gompertz law (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1998
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DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4371(97)00506-2

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