The Algorithmic Beauty of Sea Shells

Hans Meinhardt

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Published by Springer-Verlag Gmbh Aug 2009, 2009

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Neuware -The pigment patterns on tropical shells are of great beauty and diversity. Their mixture of regularity and irregularity is fascinating. A particular pattern seems to follow particular rules but these rules allow variations. No two shells are identical. The motionless patterns appear to be static, and, indeed, they consist of calci ed material. However, as will be shown in this book, the underlying mechanism that generates this beauty is eminently dynamic. It has much in common with other dynamic systems that generate patterns, such as a wind-sand system that forms large dunes, or rain and erosion that form complex rami ed river systems. On other shells the underlying mechanism has much in common with waves such as those commonly observed in the spread of an epidemic. A mollusk can only enlarge its shell at the shell margin. In most cases, only at this margin are new elements of the pigmentation pattern added. Therefore, the shell pattern preserves the record of a process that took place over time in a narrow zone at the growing edge. A certain point on the shell represents a certain moment in its history. Like a time machine one can go into the past or the future just by turning the shell back and forth. Having this complete historical record opens the possibility of decoding the generic principles behind this beauty. 269 pp. Englisch.

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Title
The Algorithmic Beauty of Sea Shells
Author
Hans Meinhardt
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Gmbh Aug 2009
Publication year
2009
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Language
English
ISBN 10
3540921419
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9783540921417
Illustrator
Prusinkiewicz, Przemyslaw; Fowler, Deborah R.
Edition
4th Edition
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1,074 grams
Dimensions
284x215x20 mm

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