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Nature's patterns : a tapestry in three parts. Flow / Philip Ball.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ball, Philip, 1962- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Chaotic behavior in systems.
- Pattern formation (Biology).
- Pattern formation (Physical sciences).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (190 pages) : illustrations
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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.
- Contents:
- 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.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- OCLC:
- 814418615
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