The Beauty of Fractals: Images of Complex Dynamical Systems
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| Rating | : | 4.90 (514 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0387158510 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 199 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
184 illustrations in 211 parts, 88 in color.. The authors present an unusual attempt to publicize the field of Complex Dynamics, an exciting mathematical discipline of respectable tradition that recently sprang into new life under the impact of modern computer graphics. Where previous generations of scientists had to develop their own inner eye to perceive the abstract aesthetics of their work, the astonding pictures assembled here invite the reader to share in a new mathematical experience, to revel in the charm of fractal frontiers
"a rare and extraordinary bookanyone who has ever explored the intricate folds of the Mandelbrot set will want this book and will be delighted by itabove all, a celebration of fractal forms and as such it works superblybuy this book and enjoy it" Personal Computer World"A literally wonder-ful book!" Physikalische Blätter
A Beautiful Introduction To Fractals Fascinating photos, although the instructional text is indeed "complex" as the book itself states.Anna Marie Fritz, author of "Funny Feline Fotos" and other amazon books.. J.C. Hall said The Essence of Beauty. I spent all last evening reading snippets of The Beauty of Fractals (those few paragraphs that a layman could understand) and admiring the sheer beauty of the diagrams/maps. I had not realised there was an aesthetic component to mathematics, and I certainly did not know that aspects of what is generally thought of as a dry science can be so visually appealing, not to say stunning.I cannot understand why some people would argue the intrinsic artistic merit of something computer-generated and 'unnatural', when the results speak for themselves.Beauty, true, is perceived, and lies in the eye of the. "Swirly" according to Mr. A. Pomeroy. Although one of the earliest titles to bring fractals into the mainstream, 'The Beauty of Fractals' isn't as visually exciting as the follow-up, 'Chaos and Fractals', and it's a very dry read - in 1986 complex dynamics were an esoteric field of mathematics that had yet to transfer to student posters and rave videos. At this price it's restricted to people who absolutely need it, although along with 'Godel, Escher, Bach' it's one of the seminal hackish coffee-table books.