The algorithmic beauty of sea shells

Second enlarged edition.
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The algorithmic beauty of sea shells

Second enlarged edition.

The patterns on the shells of tropical sea snails are not only compellingly beautiful but also tell a tale of biological development. The decorative patterns are records of their own genesis, which follows laws like those of dune formation or the spread of a flu epidemic. Hans Meinhardt has analyzed the dynamical processes that form these patterns and retraced them faithfully in computer simulations. His book is exciting not only for the astonishing scientific knowledge it reveals but also for its fascinating pictures. An accompanying diskette with the corresponding algorithms offers wide scopes to those with a PC who whish to try their hand at simulating and varying the patterns.

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Springer
Language
English
Pages
236

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The algorithmic beauty of sea shells
1998, Springer
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Table of Contents

Shell patterns as dynamic systems
Pattern formation
Oscillation and travelling waves
Superposition of stable and periodic patterns
Meshwork of oblique lines and staggered dots
Branch initiation by global control
The big problem: two or more time-dependent patterns
Triangles
Parallel lines with tongues
Shell models in three dimensions
The computer program
Appendix: Pattern formation in the development of higher-level organisms.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-232) and index.

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Published in
Berlin
Series
The virtual laboratory, Virtual laboratory

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
591.47/7/0113
Library of Congress
QL403 .M49 1998eb, T385

The Physical Object

Format
[electronic resource] /
Pagination
1 online resource (xi, 236 pages).
Number of pages
236

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL27015951M
Internet Archive
algorithmicbeaut00mein_279
ISBN 10
3662036177, 3662036193
ISBN 13
9783662036174, 9783662036198
OCLC/WorldCat
859587881

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