The Colours of Infinity The Beauty and Power of Fractals /

The groundbreaking documentary accompanying this book (visit extras.springer.com) is presented by Arthur C Clarke with music by David Gilmour of Pink Floyd. Introduced fifteen years ago, this brought the subject of fractals to the attention of the general public for the first time; since then it has...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Lesmoir-Gordon, Nigel (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Springer London : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
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Online Access:Full Text via HEAL-Link
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505 0 |a The Nature of Fractal Geometry -- Exploring the Fractal Universe -- A Geometry Able to Include Mountains and Clouds -- Fractal Transformations -- Fractal Limits: The Mandelbrot Set and the self-similar tilings of M. C. Escher -- Self-organization, Self-regulation, and Self-similarity on the Fractal Web -- Fractal Financial Fluctuations -- Filming The Colours of Infinity -- The Colours of Infinity-The Film Script. 
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