What are the relations between the shape of a system of cities and that of fish school? Which events should happen in a cell in order that it participates to one of the finger of our hands? How to interpret the shape of a sand dune? This collective book written for the non-specialist addresses these questions and more generally, the fundamental issue of the emergence of forms and patterns in physical and living systems. Relying on the seminal works of D’Arcy Thompson, Alan Turing and René Thom, it confronts major examples like plant growthand shape, intracellular organization, evolution of living forms or motifs generated by crystals. This book is essential to understand universal principlesat work in the shapes and patterns surrounding us but also to avoid spurious analogies. Covers all aspects of morphology: crystal growth, development of biological patterns, development of cities, development of the universe Integrates materials science, physics and biology Provides many insights into and an interesting view of the development of shapes and patterns Scientists, graduatestudents and interested laymen benefit from this book INDICE: Introduction.- Self-organization at equilibrum. A model system: ferrofluids.- Hierarchical networks of fractures.- Liquid crystals and morphogenesis.- Biological self-organization by way of the dynamics of reactive processes.- Sand dunes.- Morphodynamics of secretory pathways.- From epigenomics to morphogenetic emergence.- Animal morphogenesis.- Phyllotaxy.- Logic of forms.- Forms emerging from collective motion.- Systems of cities and levels of organization.- Levels of organization and morphogenesis: the viewpoint of D'Arcy Thompson.- Morphogenetic models of René Thom.- Morphogenesis, structural stability and epigenetic landscape.- Morphological and mutational analysis: tools for morphogenesis study.- Morphogenesis in computer science.
- ISBN: 978-3-642-13173-8
- Editorial: Springer
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 350
- Fecha Publicación: 01/10/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés