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Author : V. Fleury,J.-F. Gouyet,Marc Leonetti
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 487 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2013-04-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783662061626
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Author : Yellena James
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 131 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2017-02
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781631591495
Nature's design magic is found in its perfect ratios. This illustrated drawing book focuses on four natural designs--Star, Branch, Spiral, and Fan--and why they work.
Author : Philip Ball
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2016-04-05
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9780226332567
The acclaimed science writer “curates a visually striking, riotously colorful photographic display…of physical patterns in the natural world” (Publishers Weekly, starred review). Though at first glance the natural world may appear overwhelming in its diversity and complexity, there are regularities running through it, from the hexagons of a honeycomb to the spirals of a seashell and the branching veins of a leaf. Revealing the order at the foundation of the seemingly chaotic natural world, Patterns in Nature explores not only the math and science but also the beauty and artistry behind nature’s awe-inspiring designs. Unlike the patterns we create, natural patterns are formed spontaneously from the forces that act in the physical world. Very often the same types of pattern and form—such as spirals, stripes, branches, and fractals—recur in places that seem to have nothing in common, as when the markings of a zebra mimic the ripples in windblown sand. But many of these patterns can be described using the same mathematical and physical principles, giving a surprising unity to the kaleidoscope of the natural world. Richly illustrated with 250 color photographs and anchored by accessible and insightful chapters by esteemed science writer Philip Ball, Patterns in Nature reveals the organization at work in vast and ancient forests, powerful rivers, massing clouds, and coastlines carved out by the sea. By exploring similarities such as the branches of a tree and those of a river network, this spectacular visual tour conveys the wonder, beauty, and richness of natural pattern formation.
Author : James Nicol
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1853
Category : Education
ISBN : BL:A0022119554
Author : Peter S. Stevens
Publisher : Little Brown
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1974-01-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 0316813281
Celebrates the aesthetic and scientific aspects of the explosions spiraling, branching, and meandering found in nature
Author : Tatsuhisa Takahashi
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2013-09-17
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9784431545088
This book presents a new method for analyzing the structure and function of the biological branching systems of fractal trees, with a focus on microcirculation. Branching systems in humans (vascular and bronchial trees) and those in the natural world (plants, trees, and rivers) are characterized by a fractal nature. To date, fractal studies have tended to concentrate on fractal dimensions, which quantify the complexity of objects, but the applications for practical use have remained largely unexplored. This book breaks new ground with topics that include the human retinal microcirculatory network, oxygen consumption by vascular walls, the Fåhraeus-Lindqvist effect, the bifurcation exponent, and the asymmetrical microvascular network. Readers are provided with simple formulas to express functions and a simulation graph with in vivo data. The book also discusses the mechanisms regulating blood flow and pressure and how they are related to pathological changes in the human body. Researchers and clinicians alike will find valuable new insights in these pioneering studies.
Author : Necker
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1832
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UBBE:UBBE-00046653
Author : Jamie Davies
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2007-03-20
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780387308739
Branching morphogenesis, the creation of branched structures in the body, is a key feature of animal and plant development. This book brings together, for the first time, expert researchers working on a variety of branching systems to present a state-of-the-art view of the mechanisms that control branching morphogenesis. Systems considered range from single cells, to blood vessel and drainage duct systems to entire body plans, and approaches range from observation through experiment to detailed biophysical modelling. The result is an integrated overview of branching.
Author : J. David. Archibald
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2014-07-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780231164122
Leading paleontologist David Archibald explores the rich history of visual metaphors for biological order from ancient times to the present and their influence on human beingsÕ perception of their place in nature. Specifically, Archibald focuses on ladders and trees, and the first appearance of trees to represent seasonal life cycles. Their use in ancient Roman decorations and genealogies was then appropriated by the early Christian Church to represent biblical genealogies. The late eighteenth century saw the idea of a tree reappropriated to visualize relationships in the natural world, sometimes with a creationist view, but in some instances suggesting evolution. Charles DarwinÕs On the Origin of Species (1859) exorcised the exclusively creationist view of the Òtree of life.Ó His ideas sparked an explosion of trees, mostly by younger acolytes in Europe. Although DarwinÕs influence waned in the early twentieth century, by midcentury his ideas held sway once again in time for another and even greater explosion of tree building, generated by the development of new theories on how to assemble trees, the birth of powerful computing, and the emergence of molecular technology. Throughout his far-reaching study, and with the use of many figures, Archibald connects the evolution of Òtree of lifeÓ iconography to our changing perception of the world and ourselves, offering uncommon insight into how we went from standing on the top rung of the biological ladder to embodying just one tiny twig on the tree of life.
Author : Boston Public Library. South End Branch
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1883
Category : Library catalogs
ISBN : COLUMBIA:CU55872654
Author : Manuel Lima
Publisher : Princeton Architectural Press
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2014-04-08
Category : Art
ISBN : 1616892188
Our critically acclaimed bestseller Visual Complexity was the first in-depth examination of the burgeoning field of information visualization. Particularly noteworthy are the numerous historical examples of past efforts to make sense of complex systems of information. In this new companion volume, The Book of Trees, data viz expert Manuel Lima examines the more than eight hundred year history of the tree diagram, from its roots in the illuminated manuscripts of medieval monasteries to its current resurgence as an elegant means of visualization. Lima presents two hundred intricately detailed tree diagram illustrations on a remarkable variety of subjects—from some of the earliest known examples from ancient Mesopotamia to the manuscripts of medieval monasteries to contributions by leading contemporary designers. A timeline of capsule biographies on key figures in the development of the tree diagram rounds out this one-of-a-kind visual compendium.
Author : Philip Ball
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2009-09-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780191579837
As part of a trilogy of books exploring the science of patterns in nature, acclaimed science writer Philip Ball here looks at the form and growth of branching networks in the natural world, and what we can learn from them. Many patterns in nature show a branching form - trees, river deltas, blood vessels, lightning, the cracks that form in the glazing of pots. These networks share a peculiar geometry, finding a compromise between disorder and determinism, though some, like the hexagonal snowflake or the stones of the Devil's Causeway fall into a rigidly ordered structure. Branching networks are found at every level in biology - from the single cell to the ecosystem. Human-made networks too can come to share the same features, and if they don't, then it might be profitable to make them do so: nature's patterns tend to arise from economical solutions.
Author : Richard Durrett
Publisher : Springer
Page : 63 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2015-06-20
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9783319160658
This volume develops results on continuous time branching processes and applies them to study rate of tumor growth, extending classic work on the Luria-Delbruck distribution. As a consequence, the author calculate the probability that mutations that confer resistance to treatment are present at detection and quantify the extent of tumor heterogeneity. As applications, the author evaluate ovarian cancer screening strategies and give rigorous proofs for results of Heano and Michor concerning tumor metastasis. These notes should be accessible to students who are familiar with Poisson processes and continuous time Markov chains. Richard Durrett is a mathematics professor at Duke University, USA. He is the author of 8 books, over 200 journal articles, and has supervised more than 40 Ph.D students. Most of his current research concerns the applications of probability to biology: ecology, genetics and most recently cancer.
Author : Benoit Mandelbrot
Publisher : Echo Point Books & Media, LLC
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2021-07-16
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1648370411
Written in a style that is accessible to a wide audience, The Fractal Geometry of Nature inspired popular interest in this emerging field. Mandelbrot's unique style, and rich illustrations will inspire readers of all backgrounds.
Author : Krishna B. Athreya,Peter E. Ney
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9783642653711
The purpose of this book is to give a unified treatment of the limit theory of branching processes. Since the publication of the important book of T E. Harris (Theory of Branching Processes, Springer, 1963) the subject has developed and matured significantly. Many of the classical limit laws are now known in their sharpest form, and there are new proofs that give insight into the results. Our work deals primarily with this decade, and thus has very little overlap with that of Harris. Only enough material is repeated to make the treatment essentially self-contained. For example, certain foundational questions on the construction of processes, to which we have nothing new to add, are not developed. There is a natural classification of branching processes according to their criticality condition, their time parameter, the single or multi-type particle cases, the Markovian or non-Markovian character of the pro cess, etc. We have tried to avoid the rather uneconomical and un enlightening approach of treating these categories independently, and by a series of similar but increasingly complicated techniques. The basic Galton-Watson process is developed in great detail in Chapters I and II.