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- A fascinating reconstruction of the processes forming the patterns on the shells of tropical sea snails.
- The corresponding algorithms are described in detail.
Part of the book series: The Virtual Laboratory (VIRTUAL LAB.)
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This is a serious volume on the mathematical modeling of sea shell patterns. … This volume takes a rigorous approach, progressing systematically … . It would make a great text for either a course at the upper undergraduate or graduate level in mathematics or biology designed around it. It would also be a good supplemental text for a course in dynamical systems, differential equations … . It has left me with a new appreciation, wonder and curiosity about the myriad patterns on shells … ." (Amy Shell-Gellasch,MAA online, January, 2005)
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Book Title: The Algorithmic Beauty of Sea Shells
Authors: Hans Meinhardt
Series Title: The Virtual Laboratory
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-92142-4
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Computer Science, Computer Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2009
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-92141-7Published: 27 August 2009
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-26910-3Due: 14 March 2012
eBook ISBN: 978-3-540-92142-4Published: 02 August 2009
Series ISSN: 1431-939X
Edition Number: 4
Number of Pages: XIV, 269
Topics: Zoology, Evolutionary Biology, Fine Arts, Life Sciences, general, Computer Appl. in Life Sciences, Computer Graphics