The Physics of Foraging: An Introduction to Random Searches and Biological Encounters

by Gandhimohan. M. Viswanathan, Marcos Gomes Eleuterio da Luz, Gandhimohan M. Viswanathan, et al.

Book Overview

Do the movements of animals, including humans, follow patterns that can be described quantitatively by simple laws of motion? If so, then why? These questions have attracted the attention of scientists in many disciplines, and stimulated debates ranging from ecological matters to queries such as 'how can there be free will if one follows a law of motion?' This is the first book on this rapidly evolving subject, introducing random searches and foraging...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: B00BG759ZC
• ISBN13: 9781107006799
• Release Date: June 2011
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 178 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.1" x 10.0"