Benoît B. Mandelbrot
Hardcover | Pages: 480 pages Rating: 4.21 | 1097 Users | 41 Reviews
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| Title | : | The Fractal Geometry of Nature |
| Author | : | Benoît B. Mandelbrot |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 480 pages |
| Published | : | August 15th 1982 by Times Books (first published 1977) |
| Categories | : | Science. Mathematics. Nonfiction. Environment. Nature |
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Clouds are not spheres, mountains are not cones, and lightning does not travel in a straight line. The complexity of nature's shapes differs in kind, not merely degree, from that of the shapes of ordinary geometry, the geometry of fractal shapes. Now that the field has expanded greatly with many active researchers, Mandelbrot presents the definitive overview of the origins of his ideas and their new applications. The Fractal Geometry of Nature is based on his highly acclaimed earlier work, but has much broader and deeper coverage and more extensive illustrations.Details Books Supposing The Fractal Geometry of Nature
| Original Title: | The Fractal Geometry of Nature |
| ISBN: | 0716711869 (ISBN13: 9780716711865) |
| Edition Language: | English |
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Ratings: 4.21 From 1097 Users | 41 ReviewsWrite Up Appertaining To Books The Fractal Geometry of Nature
This is a well written book...But, it is not for the mathematically intimidated...Nevertheless, with some basic understanding of at least a third year level of scientific and engineering based mathematics, this book will proveto be quite readable and understandable.This is an absolute classic!Mandelbrot claims that patterns of Nature are so irregular that, compared with Euclid, Nature exhibits not simply a higher degree but an altogether different level of complexity. This is why he developed fractal geometry to describe the "formless" irregular and fragmented patterns around us. He called this family of shapes fractals.Mandelbrot provides a mathematical definition of fractal (p.15), but believes that one would do better without a definition (p.361). A
I met Dr. Mandelbrot at a math conference at the height of his popularity (he had math groupies and everything), and had him sign my copy of this book. It's one of my prized possessions.
Started 2012.06.22 - This is an interesting read, but my mood has changed to a different topic. This is shelved for the moment.
The writing style is difficult, but soldier on. It is worth the effort. If you are interested in Chaos theory, Spinoza, the beauty of maths, this will give you goosebumps.
Technical and, in fact, not my favorite book on the topic. Nonetheless, sometimes it is good to get your story straight from the horse's mouth.
an immensely pertinent epistemological text..
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