The Geometrical Beauty of Plants

• Main Author: Gielis, Johan (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Paris : Atlantis Press : Imprint: Atlantis Press, 2017.
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Computer graphics.; Plant science.; Botany.; Mathematical physics.; Life Sciences.; Plant Sciences.; Mathematical Applications in the Physical Sciences.; Computer Graphics.

This book focuses on the origin of the Gielis curves, surfaces and transformations in the plant sciences. It is shown how these transformations, as a generalization of the Pythagorean Theorem, play an essential role in plant morphology and development. New insights show how plants can be understood...