PATTERN FORMATION IN BIOLOGY, VISION AND DYNAMICS
by Alessandra Carbone (University of Paris XII) , Misha Gromov (Institut d'Hautes Etudes Scientifiques & Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences) , & Przemsylaw Prusinkiewicz (University of Calgary)
Table of Contents (105k)
Preface (165k)
Chapter 1: Paradigms of Pattern Formation: Towards a Computational Theory of Morphogenesis
Chapter 1.1: Introduction (242k)
Chapter 1.2: Single blind agent with finite memory (170k)
Chapter 1.3: Single blind agent with inflnite memory (190k)
Chapter 1.4: Single sighted agent receiving cues from the environment (one-way exogenous control) (315k)
Chapter 1.5: Single sighted agent receiving cues from the structure (two-way exogenous control) (165k)
Chapter 1.6: Single self-controlled agent (endogenous control) (176k)
Chapter 1.7: Multiple blind agents with finite memory (189k)
Chapter 1.8: Multiple blind agents with infinite memory (124k)
Chapter 1.9: Multiple sighted agents (264k)
Half a billion years of evolution have turned the eye into an unbelievable pattern detector. Everything we perceive comes in delightful multicolored forms. Now, in the age of science, we want to comprehend what and why we see.
Two dozen outstanding biologists, chemists, physicists, psychologists, computer scientists and mathematicians met at the Institut d'Hautes Etudes Scientifiques in Bures-sur-Yvette, France. They expounded their views on the physical, biological and physiological mechanisms creating the tapestry of patterns we see in molecules, plants, insects, seashells, and even the human brain. This volume comprises surveys of different aspects of pattern formation and recognition, and is aimed at the scientifically minded reader.
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