Nature's patterns : a tapestry in three parts Flow / / Philip Ball
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| Autore: |
Ball Philip <1962->
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| Titolo: |
Nature's patterns : a tapestry in three parts Flow / / Philip Ball
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| Pubblicazione: | Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , 2009 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (190 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina: | 500.201185 |
| Soggetto topico: | Chaotic behavior in systems |
| Pattern formation (Biology) | |
| Pattern formation (Physical sciences) | |
| Physical Sciences & Mathematics | |
| Sciences - General | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Nature's patterns |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910790180203321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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