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Description for Morphogenesis
Hardcover. This collective book written for the non-specialist addresses the fundamental issue of the emergence of forms and patterns in physical and living systems. Relying on the seminal works of D'Arcy Thompson, Alan Turing and Rene Thom, it confronts major examples. Editor(s): Bourgine, Paul; Lesne, Annick. Num Pages: 346 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PHVN; TBC; TJFD5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 168 x 29. Weight in Grams: 762.
What are the relations between the shape of a system of cities and that of fish school? Which events should happen in a cell in order that it participates to one of the finger of our hands? How to interpret the shape of a sand dune? This collective book written for the non-specialist addresses these questions and more generally, the fundamental issue of the emergence of forms and patterns in physical and living systems. It is a single book gathering the different aspects of morphogenesis and approaches developed in different disciplines on shape and pattern formation. Relying on the seminal ... Read more
What are the relations between the shape of a system of cities and that of fish school? Which events should happen in a cell in order that it participates to one of the finger of our hands? How to interpret the shape of a sand dune? This collective book written for the non-specialist addresses these questions and more generally, the fundamental issue of the emergence of forms and patterns in physical and living systems. It is a single book gathering the different aspects of morphogenesis and approaches developed in different disciplines on shape and pattern formation. Relying on the seminal ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
Number of Pages
346
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783642131738
SKU
V9783642131738
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-15
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