Computer Programming, Biology & Life Sciences, Computer Graphics & Design, Botany
Available on Bookshop
Write a review
Books.org participates in affiliate programs including Bookshop.org and the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program. We may earn a commission from qualifying purchases made through links on this page, at no additional cost to you.
Log in to track your reading progress.
Overview
Now available in an affordable softcover edition, this classic in Springer's acclaimed Virtual Laboratory series is the first comprehensive account of the computer simulation of plant development. 150 illustrations, one third of them in colour, vividly demonstrate the spectacular results of the algorithms used to model plant shapes and developmental processes. The latest in computer-generated images allow us to look at plants growing, self-replicating, responding to external factors and even mutating, without becoming entangled in the underlying mathematical formulae involved. The authors place particular emphasis on Lindenmayer systems - a notion conceived by one of the authors, Aristid Lindenmayer, and internationally recognised for its exceptional elegance in modelling biological phenomena. Nonetheless, the two authors take great care to present a survey of alternative methods for plant modelling.Editorials
Booknews
Explores mathematical models of development processes and structures of plants. Plant models grow, interact with environment, produce flowers, fruits, and die, "bringing life into a computer" using state- of-the-art, four-color computer-generated images. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)Book Details
Published
March 30, 1996
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Pages
228
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780387946764