Fractals, Chaos, Power Laws: Minutes from an Infinite Paradise
This fascinating book explores the connections between chaos theory, physics, biology, and mathematics. Its award-winning computer graphics, optical illusions, and games illustrate the concept of self-similarity, a typical property of fractals. The author — hailed by Publishers Weekly as a modern...
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This fascinating book explores the connections between chaos theory, physics, biology, and mathematics. Its award-winning computer graphics, optical illusions, and games illustrate the concept of self-similarity, a typical property of fractals. The author — hailed by Publishers Weekly as a modern Lewis Carroll — conveys memorable insights in the form of puns and puzzles. 1992 edition.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780486472041 (0486472043)
ASIN: 486472043
Publish date: August 21st 2009
Publisher: Dover Publications
Pages no: 448
Edition language: English