Flow

Nature's Patterns: a Tapestry in Three Parts

Philip Ball (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

208 Seiten

2009
Oxford University Press (Verlag)
9780199237975 (ISBN)

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Philip Ball explores the elusive rules that govern flow in nature - from the swirl of a wisp of smoke and eddies in rivers, to the huge persistent storm that is the Great Spot on Jupiter. Whether the movement of wind, water, sand, or flocks of birds, he explains the science of the extraordinary forms and patterns that emerge.

From the swirl of a wisp of smoke to eddies in rivers, and the huge persistent storm system that is the Great Spot on Jupiter, we see similar forms and patterns wherever there is flow - whether the movement of wind, water, sand, or flocks of birds. It is the complex dynamics of flow that structures our atmosphere, land, and oceans. Part of a trilogy of books exploring the science of patterns in nature by acclaimed science writer Philip Ball, this volume explores the elusive rules that govern flow - the science of chaotic behaviour.

Philip Ball is a freelance writer and a consultant editor for Nature, where he previously worked as an editor for physical sciences. He is a regular commentator in the scientific and popular media on science and its interactions with art, history and culture. His ten books on scientific subjects include The Self-Made Tapestry: Pattern Formation in Nature, H2O: A Biography of Water, The Devil's Doctor: Paracelsus and the World of Renaissance Magic and Science, and Critical Mass: How One Thing Leads To Another, which won the 2005 Aventis Prize for Science Books. He was awarded the 2006 James T. Grady - James H. Stack award by the American Chemical Society for interpreting chemistry for the public. Philip studied chemistry at Oxford and holds a doctorate in physics from the University of Bristol.

1. The Man Who Loved Fluids: Leonardo's Legacy ; 2. Patterns Downstream: Ordered Flows ; 3. On a Roll: How Convection Shapes the World ; 4. Riddle of the Dunes: When Grains Get Together ; 5. Follow Your Neighbour: Flocks, Swarms and Crowds ; 6. Into the Maelstrom: The Trouble With Turbulence ; Bibliography

Erscheint lt. Verlag	11.6.2009
Reihe/Serie	Nature's Patterns
Zusatzinfo	140 black and white illustrations, 4 pp colour plates
Verlagsort	Oxford
Sprache	englisch
Maße	145 x 224 mm
Gewicht	378 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie
	Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie
	Technik ► Maschinenbau
ISBN-13	9780199237975 / 9780199237975
Zustand	Neuware