Complex Dynamics And Morphogenesis

Author : Chaouqi Misbah
Publisher : Springer
Page : 463 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2016-12-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789402410204

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Complex Dynamics and Morphogenesis by Chaouqi Misbah Pdf

This book offers an introduction to the physics of nonlinear phenomena through two complementary approaches: bifurcation theory and catastrophe theory. Readers will be gradually introduced to the language and formalisms of nonlinear sciences, which constitute the framework to describe complex systems. The difficulty with complex systems is that their evolution cannot be fully predicted because of the interdependence and interactions between their different components. Starting with simple examples and working toward an increasing level of universalization, the work explores diverse scenarios of bifurcations and elementary catastrophes which characterize the qualitative behavior of nonlinear systems. The study of temporal evolution is undertaken using the equations that characterize stationary or oscillatory solutions, while spatial analysis introduces the fascinating problem of morphogenesis. Accessible to undergraduate university students in any discipline concerned with nonlinear phenomena (physics, mathematics, chemistry, geology, economy, etc.), this work provides a wealth of information for teachers and researchers in these various fields. Chaouqi Misbah is a senior researcher at the CNRS (National Centre of Scientific Research in France). His work spans from pattern formation in nonlinear science to complex fluids and biophysics. In 2002 he received a major award from the French Academy of Science for his achievements and in 2003 Grenoble University honoured him with a gold medal. Leader of a group of around 40 scientists, he is a member of the editorial board of the French Academy of Science since 2013 and also holds numerous national and international responsibilities.

Author : Roberto Livi,Jean-Pierre Nadal,N. Packard
Publisher : Nova Publishers
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Science
ISBN : 1560720182

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Complex Dynamics by Roberto Livi,Jean-Pierre Nadal,N. Packard Pdf

Complex Dynamics

Author : Denise Pumain,Romain Reuillon
Publisher : Springer
Page : 123 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2017-01-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783319464978

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Urban Dynamics and Simulation Models by Denise Pumain,Romain Reuillon Pdf

This monograph presents urban simulation methods that help in better understanding urban dynamics. Over historical times, cities have progressively absorbed a larger part of human population and will concentrate three quarters of humankind before the end of the century. This “urban transition” that has totally transformed the way we inhabit the planet is globally understood in its socio-economic rationales but is less frequently questioned as a spatio-temporal process. However, the cities, because they are intrinsically linked in a game of competition for resources and development, self organize in “systems of cities” where their future becomes more and more interdependent. The high frequency and intensity of interactions between cities explain that urban systems all over the world exhibit large similarities in their hierarchical and functional structure and rather regular dynamics. They are complex systems whose emergence, structure and further evolution are widely governed by the multiple kinds of interaction that link the various actors and institutions investing in cities their efforts, capital, knowledge and intelligence. Simulation models that reconstruct this dynamics may help in better understanding it and exploring future plausible evolutions of urban systems. This would provide better insight about how societies can manage the ecological transition at local, regional and global scales. The author has developed a series of instruments that greatly improve the techniques of validation for such models of social sciences that can be submitted to many applications in a variety of geographical situations. Examples are given for several BRICS countries, Europe and United States. The target audience primarily comprises research experts in the field of urban dynamics, but the book may also be beneficial for graduate students.

Author : V. Fleury,J.-F. Gouyet,Marc Leonetti
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 487 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2013-04-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783662061626

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Branching in Nature by V. Fleury,J.-F. Gouyet,Marc Leonetti Pdf

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Author : Ralph Abraham
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Authors, American
ISBN : UOM:39015019435125

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On Morphodynamics by Ralph Abraham Pdf

Author : Gerry Webster,Brian Goodwin
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1996-11-13
Category : Medical
ISBN : 052135451X

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Form and Transformation by Gerry Webster,Brian Goodwin Pdf

Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection fails to explain the forms of organisms because it focuses on inheritance and survival, not on how organisms are generated. The first part of this 2007 book (by Gerry Webster) looks critically of the conceptual structure of Darwinism and describes the limitation of the theory of evolution as a comprehensive biological theory, arguing that a theory of biological form is needed to understand the structure of organisms and their transformations as revealed in taxonomy. The second part of the book (by Brian Goodwin) explores such a theory in terms of organisms as developing and transforming dynamic systems, within which gene action is to be understood. A number of specific examples, including tetrapod limb formation and Drosophila development, are used to illustrate how these hierarchically-organized dynamic fields undergo robust symmetry-breaking cascades to produce generic forms.

Author : Reggiani, Aura,Schintler, Laurie A.,Czamanski, Danny,Patuelli, Roberto
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 640 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2021-12-14
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781839100598

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Handbook on Entropy, Complexity and Spatial Dynamics by Reggiani, Aura,Schintler, Laurie A.,Czamanski, Danny,Patuelli, Roberto Pdf

This ground-breaking Handbook presents a state-of-the-art exploration of entropy, complexity and spatial dynamics from fundamental theoretical, empirical and methodological perspectives. It considers how foundational theories can contribute to new advances, including novel modeling and empirical insights at different sectoral, spatial and temporal scales.

Author : Bela Suki
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2021-11-27
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780128226056

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Structure and Function of the Extracellular Matrix by Bela Suki Pdf

Structure and Function of the Extracellular Matrix: A Multiscale Quantitative Approach introduces biomechanics and biophysics with applications to understand the biological function of the extracellular matrix in health and disease. A general multiscale approach is followed by investigating behavior from the scale of single molecules, through fibrils and fibers, to tissues of various organ systems. Through mathematical models and structural information, quantitative description of the extracellular matrix function is derived with tissue specific details. The book introduces the properties and organization of extracellular matrix components and quantitative models of the matrix, and guides the reader through predicting functional properties. This book integrates evolutionary biology with multiscale structure to quantitatively understand the function of the extracellular matrix. This approach allows a fresh look into normal functioning as well as the pathological alterations of the extracellular matrix. Professor Suki’s book is written to be useful to undergraduates, graduate students, and researchers interested in the quantitative aspects of the extracellular matrix. Researchers working in mechanotransduction, respiratory and cardiovascular mechanics, and multiscale biomechanics of tendon, cartilage, skin, and bone may also be interested in this book. Examines the evolutionary origins and consequences of the extracellular matrix Delivers the first book to quantitatively treat the extracellular matrix as a multiscale system Presents problems and a set of computational laboratory projects in various chapters to aid teaching and learning Provides an introduction to the properties and organization of the extracellular matrix components

Author : Len Pismen
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2020-01-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030368142

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Morphogenesis Deconstructed by Len Pismen Pdf

This book is about morphogenesis as the genesis of forms. It is not restricted to plants growing from seed or animals developing from an embryo (although these do supply the most abundant examples) but also addresses kindred processes, from inorganic to social to biomorphic technology. It is about our morphogenetic universe: unplanned, unfair and frustratingly complicated but benevolent in allowing us to emerge, survive, and inquire into its laws.

Author : Paul Bourgine,Annick LESNE
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2010-10-28
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783642131745

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Morphogenesis by Paul Bourgine,Annick LESNE Pdf

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 works of D’Arcy Thompson, Alan Turing and René Thom, it confronts major examples like plant growth and shape, intra-cellular organization, evolution of living forms or motifs generated by crystals. A book essential to understand universal principles at work in the shapes and patterns surrounding us but also to avoid spurious analogies.

Author : Rene Thom
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2018-03-05
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9780429961571

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Structural Stability And Morphogenesis by Rene Thom Pdf

First Published in 2018. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an Informa company.

Author : Hans Kuijper
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 413 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2022-01-18
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789811647093

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Comprehending the Complexity of Countries by Hans Kuijper Pdf

This book argues for computer-aided collaborative country research based on the science of complex and dynamic systems. It provides an in-depth discussion of systems and computer science, concluding that proper understanding of a country is only possible if a genuinely interdisciplinary and truly international approach is taken; one that is based on complexity science and supported by computer science. Country studies should be carefully designed and collaboratively carried out, and a new generation of country students should pay more attention to the fast growing potential of digitized and electronically connected libraries. In this frenzied age of globalization, foreign policy makers may – to the benefit of a better world – profit from the radically new country studies pleaded for in the book. Its author emphasizes that reductionism and holism are not antagonistic but complementary, arguing that parts are always parts of a whole and a whole has always parts.

Author : Ramon G. Rubio,Yuri S. Ryazantsev,Victor M Starov,Guo-Xiang Huang,Alexander P Chetverikov,Paolo Arena,Alex A. Nepomnyashchy,Alberto Ferrus,Eugene G. Morozov
Publisher : Springer
Page : 799 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2013-05-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783642340703

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Without Bounds: A Scientific Canvas of Nonlinearity and Complex Dynamics by Ramon G. Rubio,Yuri S. Ryazantsev,Victor M Starov,Guo-Xiang Huang,Alexander P Chetverikov,Paolo Arena,Alex A. Nepomnyashchy,Alberto Ferrus,Eugene G. Morozov Pdf

Bringing together over fifty contributions on all aspects of nonlinear and complex dynamics, this impressive topical collection is both a scientific and personal tribute, on the occasion of his 70th birthday, by many outstanding colleagues in the broad fields of research pursued by Prof. Manuel G Velarde. The topics selected reflect the research areas covered by the famous Instituto Pluridisciplinar at the Universidad Complutense of Madrid, which he co-founded over two decades ago, and include: fluid physics and related nonlinear phenomena at interfaces and in other geometries, wetting and spreading dynamics, geophysical and astrophysical flows, and novel aspects of electronic transport in anharmonic lattices, as well as topics in neurodynamics and robotics.

Author : Ralph Abraham
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:312851359

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On Morphodynamics by Ralph Abraham Pdf

Author : Thomas Lecuit
Publisher : Collège de France
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2020-11-16
Category : Science
ISBN : 9782722605602

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The Dynamics of Living Systems by Thomas Lecuit Pdf

How can we explain the fundamental paradox of living matter, which combines stability and robustness of form with constant internal dynamics? It is not only the genetic information contained in every cell, but also numerous stochastic biomolecular processes that are at work in morphogenesis. In addition, the shaping of an organism is driven by mechanical forces that operate within and between cells, across tissues and organs. The dynamics of morphogenesis is a self-organized process that emerges from biological control and physical constraints at all scales. Its study is currently bringing together a fast-growing interdisciplinary community that observes, analyses and models living organisms.