This fascinating book explores the connections between chaos theory, physics, biology, and mathematics. Its award-winning computer graphics, optical illusions, and games illustrate the concept of self-similarity, a typical property of fractals. The author - hailed by Publishers Weekly as a modern Lewis Carroll - conveys memorable insights in the form of puns and puzzles. 1992 edition.
| ISBN: | 9780486472041 |
| Publication date: | 30th October 2009 |
| Author: | M R Schroeder |
| Publisher: | Dover Publications an imprint of Dover Publications Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 429 pages |
| Series: | Dover Books on Physics |
| Genres: |
Mathematical physics |