The Self-Made Tapestry: Pattern Formation in Nature

The Self-Made Tapestry: Pattern Formation in Nature
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自制挂毯:大自然中图案的形成

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10.5860/choice.36-5132
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1999
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3.7
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["P. Ball
["P. Ball
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物理与天体物理2区
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来自出版商: 为什么相似的模式和形式会出现在自然界中,而这些模式和形式之间似乎没有任何关系?沙漠沙被风吹起的波纹沿着一条蜿蜒的路线,类似于斑马或海鱼的条纹。在微观海洋生物的网格状外壳中,我们看到了与泡沫泡沫壁相同的几何形状,闪电的分叉反映了河流网络或树木的分支。 这本书解释了为什么这些不是巧合。大自然通常在没有任何总体计划或蓝图的情况下编织它的织锦。相反,这些设计通过自我组织来构建自己。组成部分之间的相互作用-无论它们是沙粒,分子还是活细胞-都会产生自发的模式,这些模式同时复杂而美丽。这些图案中有许多是普遍的,在自然秩序中一次又一次地重复出现:螺旋形,斑点,条纹,树枝,蜂窝。菲利普·鲍尔(Philip Ball)在这个画廊进行了大量的插图之旅,并揭示了大自然的图案是如何形成的秘密。
From the Publisher: Why do similar patterns and forms appear in nature in settings that seem to bear no relation to one another? The Windblown ripples of desert sand follow a sinuous course that resembles the stripes of a zebra or a marine fish. In the trellis-like shells of microscopic sea creatures we see the same geometry as in the bubble walls of foam, Forks of lightning mirror the branches of a river network or a tree. This book explains why these are not coincidences. Nature commonly weaves its tapestry without any master plan or blueprint. Instead, these designs build themselves by self-organization. The interactions between the component parts -- whether they be grains of sand, molecules or living cells -- give rise to spontaneous patterns that are at the same time complex and beautiful. Many of these patterns are universal, recurring again and again in the natural order: spirals, spots, stripes, branches, honeycombs. Philip Ball conducts a profusely illustrated tour of this gallery, and reveals the secrets of how nature's patterns are made.
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