Nature's patterns : a tapestry in three parts. [2], [Flow] /
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...
| Основен автор: | Ball, Philip, 1962- |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Oxford, UK :
Oxford University Press,
2009.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=298965 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Nature's patterns [2], [Flow]. |
| Резюме: |
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. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (190 pages, [4] pages of plates) : illustrations (some color) |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 182-186) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780191528743 0191528749 9780199237975 0199237972 |