The Algorithmic Beauty of Plants (The Virtual Laboratory)

Prusinkiewicz, Przemyslaw

ISBN 10: 0387972978 / ISBN 13: 9780387972978

Published by Springer, 1991

Seller Inventory # 0387972978-VB

Synopsis:

Now available in an affordable softcover edition, this classic in Springer's acclaimed Virtual Laboratory series is the first comprehensive account of the computer simulation of plant development. 150 illustrations, one third of them in colour, vividly demonstrate the spectacular results of the algorithms used to model plant shapes and developmental processes. The latest in computer-generated images allow us to look at plants growing, self-replicating, responding to external factors and even mutating, without becoming entangled in the underlying mathematical formulae involved. The authors place particular emphasis on Lindenmayer systems - a notion conceived by one of the authors, Aristid Lindenmayer, and internationally recognised for its exceptional elegance in modelling biological phenomena. Nonetheless, the two authors take great care to present a survey of alternative methods for plant modelling.

From the Back Cover: This book is the first comprehensive volume on the computer simulation of plant development. It contains a full account of the algorithms used to model plant shapes and developmental processes, Lindenmayer systems in particular. With nearly 50 color plates, the spectacular results of the modeling are vividly illustrated.

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Algorithmic Beauty of Plants (The ...
Publisher: Springer
Publication Date: 1991
Binding: hardcover
Condition: As New
Edition: 2nd Edition