The Algorithmic Beauty of Sea Shells

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Meinhardt, Hans (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2009.
• Σειρά: The Virtual Laboratory,
• Θέματα: Life sciences.; Fine arts.; Computer graphics.; Bioinformatics.; Computational biology.; Evolutionary biology.; Zoology.; Life Sciences.; Evolutionary Biology.; Fine Arts.; Life Sciences, general.; Computer Appl. in Life Sciences.; Computer Graphics.

The patterns on the shells of tropical sea snails are not only compellingly beautiful but also tell a tale of biological development. The decorative patterns are records of their own genesis, which follows laws like those of dune formation or the spread of a flu epidemic. Hans Meinhardt has analyzed...