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 behaviour.
| ISBN | 0199604878 | | Pages | 208 | | ISBN13 | 9780199604876
(What's this?) | | Weight (grammes) | 229 | | Publisher | Oxford University Press | | Published in | Oxford | | Imprint | Oxford University Press | | Previous ISBN | 9780199237975 | | Format | Paperback | | Height (mm) | 195 | | Publication date | 26 May 2011 | | Width (mm) | 135 | | DEWEY | 500.201185 | | Spine width (mm) | 12 | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | | Academic level | General |
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1. The Man Who Loved Fluids: Leonardo's Legacy; 2. Patterns Downstream: Ordered Flows; 3. On a Roll: How Convection Shapes the World; 4. Riddle of the Dunes: When Grains Get Together; 5. Follow Your Neighbour: Flocks, Swarms and Crowds; 6. Into the Maelstrom: The Trouble With Turbulence; Bibliography
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