
Pattern Formation In Biology, Vision And Dynamics
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
Will be published approx. on 12. April 2000
Book
Hardback
444 pages
978-981-02-3792-9 (ISBN)
Description
Half a billion years of evolution have turned the eye into an unbelievable pattern detector. Everything we perceive comes in delightful multicolored forms. Now, in the age of science, we want to comprehend what and why we see.Two dozen outstanding biologists, chemists, physicists, psychologists, computer scientists and mathematicians met at the Institut d'Hautes Etudes Scientifiques in Bures-sur-Yvette, France. They expounded their views on the physical, biological and physiological mechanisms creating the tapestry of patterns we see in molecules, plants, insects, seashells, and even the human brain. This volume comprises surveys of different aspects of pattern formation and recognition, and is aimed at the scientifically minded reader.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Singapore
Singapore
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
ISBN-13
978-981-02-3792-9 (9789810237929)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Editor
Univ Paris Xii, Courant Inst, Univ Calgary
Institut Des Hautes Etudes
Univ Of Calgary, Canada