The colours of infinity
Subtitle: the beauty and power of fractals
By: [edited by Nigel Lesmoir-Gordon] ; with contributions by Ian Stewart ... [et al.].
Contributors: Clarke, Arthur C. (Arthur Charles), 1917-2008; Mandelbrot, Benoit B.
Publisher: Springer Verlag
Published: 2010
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 207
ISBN-13: 9781849964852
Subjects: Fractals; Mandelbrot sets
Other titles: Colors of infinity
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The Nature of Fractal Geometry  -- Ian Stewart; title: Exploring the Fractal Universe  -- Arthur C. Clarke; title: A Geometry Able to Include Mountains and Clouds  -- Benoît Mandelbrot; title: Fractal Transformations  -- Michael Barnsley and Louisa Barnsley; title: Fractal Limits: The Mandelbrot Set and the Self-Similar Tilings of M.C. Escher  -- Will Rood; title: Self-organization, Self-regulation, and Self-similarity on the Fractal Web  -- Gary William Flake and David M. Pennock, Yahoo! Research Labs; title: Fractal Financial Fluctuations  -- Benoît Mandelbrot; title: Filming The Colours of Infinity  -- Nigel Lesmoir-Gordon; title: The Colours of Infinity--the Film Script -- Arthur C. Clarke.