The Algorithmic Beauty of Sea Shells

by Hans Meinhardt

1 Shell patterns as dynamic systems.- 2 Pattern formation.- 3 Oscillations and travelling waves.- 4 Superposition of stable and periodic patterns.- 5 Meshwork of oblique lines and staggered dots.- 6 Branch initiation by global control.- 7 The big two or more time-dependent patterns.- 8 Triangles.- 9 Parallel lines with tongues.- 10 Shell models in three dimensions.- 11 The computer program.- 12 Pattern formation in the development of higher organisms.- References.

Genres: Science

252 pages, Paperback

First published November 30, 1995

Reviews

[fbz]

this book has inspired so much of my knit textile work. the code is non portable, pre compiled basic, and terribly clunky. the book itself and all of the algorithmic modeling is fantastic.