The Algorithmic Beauty of Sea Shells

Meinhardt, Hans;Prusinkiewicz, Przemyslaw;Fowler, Deborah R.

ISBN 10: 3540639195 / ISBN 13: 9783540639190

Published by Secaucus, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Springer Verlag, 1998

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hardback book and dust jacket in near fine condition.

Seller Inventory # 145368

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Algorithmic Beauty of Sea Shells
• Publisher: Secaucus, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Springer Verlag
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3540639195
• ISBN 13: 9783540639190
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • animal kingdom
  • marine life and oceanography

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Synopsis

The patterns on the shells of tropical sea snails are not only compellingly beautiful but also tell a tale of biological development. The decorative patterns are records of their own genesis, which follows laws like those of dune formation or the spread of a flu epidemic. Hans Meinhardt has analyzed the dynamical processes that form these patterns and retraced them faithfully in computer simulations. His book is exciting not only for the astonishing scientific knowledge it reveals but also for its fascinating pictures. An accompanying diskette with the corresponding algorithms offers wide scopes to those with a PC who whish to try their hand at simulating and varying the patterns.