Flow - Natures Patterns, A Tapestry in Three Parts (Nature Art).pdf

Title: Flow - Nature's Patterns: A Tapestry in Three Parts
Author(s): Philip Ball
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Year: 2009
Language: English
Pages: 205
ISBN: 0199237972, 9780199237975
Size: 6 MB
Extension: pdf

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 behavior.