| Titre : |
The self made tapestry : pattern formation in nature : Pattern formation in nature |
| Type de document : |
texte imprimé |
| Auteurs : |
Philip Ball, Auteur |
| Editeur : |
Oxford university press |
| Année de publication : |
2001 |
| Importance : |
296 p. |
| Présentation : |
ill. |
| Format : |
24,5cm x 18,5cm |
| ISBN/ISSN/EAN : |
978-0-19-850243-2 |
| Langues : |
Anglais (eng) Langues originales : Anglais (eng) |
| Index. décimale : |
570 Sciences de la vie. Biologie |
| Résumé : |
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Why do similar patterns appear in nature in settings that seem to bear no relation to one another? Nature commonly weaves its tapestry by self-organization, employing no master plan or blueprint but by simple, local interactions between its component parts and gives rise to spontaneous patterns. This book tells how nature's patterns are made.Why do similar patterns and forms appear in nature in settings that seem to bear no relation to one another? The windblown ripples of desert sand follow a sinuous course that resemles the stripes of a zebra or a marine fish. In the trellis-like shells of microscopic sea creatures we see the same angles and intersections as for bubble walls in a foam. The forks of lightning mirror the branches of a river or a tree. l This book explains why these are no coincidences.
Nature commonly weaves its tapestry by self-organization, employing no master plan or blueprint but by simple, local interactions between its component parts - be they grains of sand, diffusing molecules or living cells - give rise to spontaneous patters that are at the same time complex and
beautiful. Many of these patterns are universal: spirals, spots, and stripes, branches, honeycombs. Philip Ball conducts a profusely illustrated tour of this gallery, and reveals the secrets of how nature's patterns are made. |
| Note de contenu : |
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Sommaire:
Chapter 1:Patterns
Chapter 2:Bubbles
Chapter 3:Waves
Chapter 4:Bodies
Chapter 5:Branches
Chapter 6:Breakdowns
Chapter 7:Fluids
Chapter 8:Grains
Chapter 9:Communities
Chapter 10:Principles
Appendies
Bibliography
Index |
| En ligne : |
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The self made tapestry : pattern formation in nature : Pattern formation in nature [texte imprimé] / Philip Ball, Auteur . - [S.l.] : Oxford university press, 2001 . - 296 p. : ill. ; 24,5cm x 18,5cm. ISBN : 978-0-19-850243-2 Langues : Anglais ( eng) Langues originales : Anglais ( eng)
| Index. décimale : |
570 Sciences de la vie. Biologie |
| Résumé : |
.
Why do similar patterns appear in nature in settings that seem to bear no relation to one another? Nature commonly weaves its tapestry by self-organization, employing no master plan or blueprint but by simple, local interactions between its component parts and gives rise to spontaneous patterns. This book tells how nature's patterns are made.Why do similar patterns and forms appear in nature in settings that seem to bear no relation to one another? The windblown ripples of desert sand follow a sinuous course that resemles the stripes of a zebra or a marine fish. In the trellis-like shells of microscopic sea creatures we see the same angles and intersections as for bubble walls in a foam. The forks of lightning mirror the branches of a river or a tree. l This book explains why these are no coincidences.
Nature commonly weaves its tapestry by self-organization, employing no master plan or blueprint but by simple, local interactions between its component parts - be they grains of sand, diffusing molecules or living cells - give rise to spontaneous patters that are at the same time complex and
beautiful. Many of these patterns are universal: spirals, spots, and stripes, branches, honeycombs. Philip Ball conducts a profusely illustrated tour of this gallery, and reveals the secrets of how nature's patterns are made. |
| Note de contenu : |
.
Sommaire:
Chapter 1:Patterns
Chapter 2:Bubbles
Chapter 3:Waves
Chapter 4:Bodies
Chapter 5:Branches
Chapter 6:Breakdowns
Chapter 7:Fluids
Chapter 8:Grains
Chapter 9:Communities
Chapter 10:Principles
Appendies
Bibliography
Index |
| En ligne : |
https://www.naoslibros.es/media/img/portadas/_visd_00BEJPG017SQ.jpg |
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