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Flow: Nature's Patterns: A Tapestry in Three Parts

✍ Scribed by Philip Ball

Year
2009
Tongue
English
Leaves
205
Edition
1
Category
Library
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✦ Synopsis

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 behavior.

✦ Table of Contents

Contents......Page 8
Preface and acknowledgements......Page 10
1: The Man Who Loved Fluids: Leonardo’s Legacy......Page 12
2: Patterns Downstream: Ordered Flows......Page 32
3: On a Roll: How Convection Shapes the World......Page 61
4: Riddle of the Dunes: When Grains Get Together......Page 88
5: Follow Your Neighbour: Flocks, Swarms, and Crowds......Page 135
6: Into the Maelstrom: The Trouble with Turbulence......Page 175
Appendices......Page 190
Bibliography......Page 193
E......Page 198
N......Page 199
T......Page 200
Z......Page 201

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