Pattern Formation In Biology, Vision And Dynamics - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9810237928 ISBN 13: 9789810237929

Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd, 2000

Synopsis

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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Synopsis

Everything we perceive comes in delightful multicoloured forms. Now, in the age of science, we want to comprehend what and why we see. Two dozen 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.

Edition details

• Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9810237928
• ISBN 13: 9789810237929
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 444
• Editor: Carbone Alessandra, Gromov Misha, Prusinkiewicz Przemyslaw