Developmental Systems: At the Crossroads of System Theory, Computer Science, and Genetic Engineering

by Pierre Vidal, Stefan Węgrzyn, Jean-Charles Gille

Book Overview

Many facts were at the origin of the present monograph. The ftrst is the beauty of maple leaves in Quebec forests in Fall. It raised the question: how does nature create and reproduce such beautiful patterns? The second was the reading of A. Lindenmayer's works on L systems. Finally came the discovery of "the secrets of DNA" together with many stimulating ex- changes with biologists. Looking at such facts from the viewpoint of recursive numerical...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1461280125
• ISBN13: 9781461280125
• Release Date: October 2011
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 120 Pages
• Weight: 0.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.1" x 9.2"