Author : Pierre Pelcé
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 9780198527015
Total Pages : 402 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (27 download)
Book Synopsis New Visions on Form and Growth by : Pierre Pelcé
Download or read book New Visions on Form and Growth written by Pierre Pelcé and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2004 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There exists a wide variety of patterns in nature, from inert matter such as crystalline dendrites and flames, to filamentous fungi and neurones in the living world. Their structural evolution during growth can be theoretically modeled in order to predict the shape of their forms, their dimensions and their growth rate. 'New Visions on Growth and Form' aims at answering such questions by employing different theoretical approaches and providing a critical appraisal. The book belongs to the wide field of non-equilibrium statistical physics, and explores different mechanisms such as transport, interfacial tension, and chemical reactions, which govern the growth of a material. It explains the fundamental equations relating different morphological quantities, as well as the relevant experimental control parameters. From the unifying concepts arising in the theoretical approach the author proposes a tentative description of cell morphogenesis as a further application of the theory.