Fractal Geometry in Biological Systems
Subtitle: An Analytical Approach
Publisher: CRC
Published: July 25, 1996
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 380
ISBN-13: 9780849376368
Subjects: Cellular biology; Geometry; Mathematics for scientists & engineers; Topology; Life Sciences - Biology - Molecular Biology; Biomathematics; Fractal Geometry; Science; Geometry - General; Life Sciences - Biology - General; Mathematics; Science / Cytology; Fractals; Medicine
First sentence: A snowflake in Vermont, the coastline of Italy, the Nile River: all of these share a characteristic that is very common in nature.
Description: "[Explores] the fundamental nature of fractals and their widespread appearance in biological systems. The presence of fractal geometry can be used in an analytical way to predict outcomes in systems, to generate hypotheses, and to help design experiments"--Publisher description.