02587oam 2200565I 450 991081866160332120230721014709.0(CKB)2670000000163395(EBL)472195(OCoLC)814418615(SSID)ssj0000662288(PQKBManifestationID)12255749(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000662288(PQKBWorkID)10714095(PQKB)11441593(MiAaPQ)EBC472195(EXLCZ)99267000000016339520130418d2009 uy 0engurun#---auuuutxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierNature's patterns a tapestry in three partsFlow /Philip BallOxford :Oxford University Press,2009.1 online resource (190 pages) illustrationsDescription based upon print version of record.0-19-960487-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.The Man Who Loved Fluids: Leonardo's Legacy -- Patterns Downstream: Ordered Flows -- On a Roll: How Convection Shapes the World -- Riddle of the Dunes: When Grains Get Together -- Follow Your Neighbour: Flocks, Swarms and Crowds -- Into the Maelstrom: The Trouble With Turbulence.From the swirl of a wisp of smoke to eddies in rivers, and the huge persistent storm system that is the Great Spot on Jupiter, we see similar forms and patterns wherever there is flow - whether the movement of wind, water, sand, or flocks of birds. It is the complex dynamics of flow that structures our atmosphere, land, and oceans.Part of a trilogy of books exploring the science of patterns in nature by acclaimed science writer Philip Ball, this volume explores the elusive rules that govern flow - the science of chaotic behaviour.Chaotic behavior in systemsPattern formation (Biology)Pattern formation (Physical sciences)Physical Sciences & MathematicsHILCCSciences - GeneralHILCCChaotic behavior in systems.Pattern formation (Biology).Pattern formation (Physical sciences).Physical Sciences & MathematicsSciences - General500.201185Ball Philip1962-283558AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910818661603321Nature's patterns3992533UNINA