Fractals in Biology and Medicine
Subtitle: Volume I (Mathematics and Biosciences in Interaction)
Contributors: Theo F. Nonnenmacher (Editor); Gabriele A. Losa (Editor); Ewald R. Weibel (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Birkhäuser Basel
Published: February 4, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 397
ISBN-13: 9783764329891
Subjects: Cellular biology; Fractals; Human biology; Pre-Clinical Medicine: Basic Sciences; Administration; Applied; Life Sciences - Biology - General; Science / Biology; Science
First sentence: In his seminal book The Fractal Geometry of Nature Benoit Mandelbrot made the point that the mathematical construct of a geometry which allows for fractional dimensions will prove most useful in the characterization of natural phenomena, structures and processes alike.