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.
| ISBN: | 9780199604876 |
| Publication date: | 7th July 2011 |
| Author: | Philip Ball |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press an imprint of OUP Oxford |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 188 pages |
| Genres: |
The arts: general topics Mathematics Physics Biology, life sciences Engineering: Mechanics of fluids |
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.
Nature's Patterns features in the following genres: The arts: general topics, Mathematics, Physics, Biology, life sciences, Engineering: Mechanics of fluids
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Nature's Patterns was written by Philip Ball and published by Oxford University Press an imprint of OUP Oxford
Nature's Patterns has 188 pages