New Visions on Form and Growth
digitation, dendrites, and flames
$184.79
- Hardcover
400 pages
- Release Date
19 August 2004
Summary
There exists a wide variety of patterns in nature, from inert matter such as crystalline dendrites and flames, to filamentous fungi and neurones in the living world. Their structural evolution during growth can be theoretically modelled in order to predict the shape of their forms, their dimensions and their growth rate. ‘New Visions on Growth and Form’ aims at answering such questions by employing different theoretical approaches and providing a critical appraisal.The book belongs to the wid…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780198527015 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0198527012 |
| Author: | Jasna Brujic, Laurent Costier, Pierre Pelcé |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 19 August 2004 |
| Weight: | 805g |
| Dimensions: | 241mm x 163mm x 25mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
’… will remain a classical reference for a long time.‘Pierre-Gilles DeGennes, ESPCI, Paris
... a very nice book with lots of material that has never before been put in one book. The collection of material is unique, and this is a definite strength.'Leonard Sander, University of Michigan… will remain a classical reference for a long time.‘Pierre-Gilles DeGennes, ESPCI, Paris
About The Author
Jasna Brujic
The author Pierre Pelce is Director of Research (CNRS) at the University of Provence, Marseille, France The translators Jasna Brujic and Laurent Costier are members of the Polymers and Colloids Group at the Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, UK
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