The Self-Made Tapestry - Pattern formation in nature - Grand Format

Name: The Self-Made Tapestry
Price: 79.8 EUR
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Author: Philip Ball
ISBN: 9780198502432

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Philip Ball - The Self-Made Tapestry - Pattern formation in nature.

Why do similar patterns and forms appear in nature in settings that seem to bear no relation to one another? The windblown ripples of desert sand follow... Lire la suite

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Why do similar patterns and forms appear in nature in settings that seem to bear no relation to one another? The windblown ripples of desert sand follow a sinuous course that resembles the stripes of a zebra or a marine fish. In the trellis-like shells of microscopic sea creatures we see the same geometry as in the bubble walls of foam. Forks of lightning mirror the branches of a river network or a tree. This book explains why these are not coincidences. Nature commonly weaves its tapestry without any master plan or blueprint. Instead, these designs build themselves by self-organization. The interactions between the component parts - whether they be grains of sand, molecules or living cells - give rise to spontaneous patterns that are at the same time complex and beautiful. Many of these patterns are universal, recurring again and again in the natural order: spirals, spots, stripes, branches, honeycombs. Philip Ball conducts a profusely illustrated tour of this gallery, and reveals the secrets of how nature's patterns are made.