The geometrical beauty of plants

• Main Author: Gielis, Johan, (Author)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: [Amsterdam] : Atlantis Press, [2017]
• Subjects: Plant morphology.; Geometry in nature.; Pattern formation (Biology); Symmetry (Biology); Plants > Mathematics.; Plant anatomy > Mathematical models.; Biomathematics.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9789462391512; 9789462391505
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxv, 229 pages) : illustrations (some color)

This book focuses on the origin of the Gielis curves, surfaces and transformations in the plant sciences. It is shown how these transformations, as a generalization of the Pythagorean Theorem, play an essential role in plant morphology and development. New insights show how plants can be understood...