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Morphogenesis: Origins of Patterns and Shapes (Paperback)

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By Paul Bourgine (Editor), Annick Lesne (Editor)
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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 Ren Thom.- Morphogenesis, structural stability and epigenetic landscape.- Morphological and mutational analysis: tools for morphogenesis study.- Morphogenesis in computer science.

Product Details
ISBN: 9783642423741
ISBN-10: 3642423744
Publisher: Springer
Publication Date: September 28th, 2014
Pages: 346
Language: English