Cart
Free US shipping over $10
Proud to be B-Corp

Symmetry in Chaos Michael J. Field

Symmetry in Chaos By Michael J. Field

Symmetry in Chaos by Michael J. Field


$10.00
Condition - Like New
Only 1 left

Summary

Illustrates the varied pictures that may be produced when the seemingly contradictory ideas of symmetry and chaos are combined. Unlike the more modernistic fractal art, the symmetric chaos pictures have a classical, familiar feel. Examples of symmetric chaos in the real world are presented.

Symmetry in Chaos Summary

Symmetry in Chaos: A Search for Pattern in Mathematics, Art and Nature by Michael J. Field

This volume illustrates the varied pictures that may be produced when the seemingly contradictory ideas of symmetry and chaos are combined. Unlike the more modernistic fractal art, the symmetric chaos pictures have a classical, familiar feel. To emphasize this point, many of the designs are accompanied by contrasting pictures from architecture, art and nature. The book is written in layman's terms, and attempts to explain, in an elementary fashion, the mathematical ideas on which the symmetric chaos pictures are based. A number examples of symmetric chaos in the real world are presented, including engineering problems, "chaotic trains" and the pattern formation in fluid turbulence.

About Michael J. Field


About the Authors:
Michael Field is Reader in Pure Mathematics at the University of Sydney. He has published several books and papers in advanced mathematics. In 1990, he was Visiting Scientist at the Mathematical Sciences Institute, Cornell University.
Martin Golubitsky is Cullen Professor of Mathematics at the University of Houston. He is co-author with Ian Stewart of Fearful Symmetry: Is God a Geometer.

Table of Contents

Planar symmetries; patterns everywhere; chaos in symmetry creation; symmetric icons; quilts; symmetric fractals; picture parameters; basic programs; icon mappings.

Additional information

GOR013733771
9780198536895
0198536895
Symmetry in Chaos: A Search for Pattern in Mathematics, Art and Nature by Michael J. Field
Used - Like New
Hardback
Oxford University Press
1992-11-01
230
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
The book has been read, but looks new. The book cover has no visible wear, and the dust jacket is included if applicable. No missing or damaged pages, no tears, possible very minimal creasing, no underlining or highlighting of text, and no writing in the margins

Customer Reviews - Symmetry in Chaos