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Author:   J.S. Hanan ,  Przemyslaw Prusinkiewicz ,  F.D. Fracchia ,  Aristid Lindenmayer
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1990
Dimensions:   Width: 21.00cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 28.00cm
Weight:   0.770kg
ISBN:  

9780387946764

ISBN 10:   0387946764
Pages:   228
Publication Date:   27 March 1996
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1 Graphical modeling using L-systems.- 1.1 Rewriting systems.- 1.2 DOL-systems.- 1.3 Turtle interpretation of strings.- 1.4 Synthesis of DOL-systems.- 1.5 Modeling in three dimensions.- 1.6 Branching structures.- 1.7 Stochastic L-systems.- 1.8 Context-sensitive L-systems.- 1.9 Growth functions.- 2 Modeling of trees.- 3 Developmental models of herbaceous plants.- 3.1 Levels of model specification.- 3.2 Branching patterns.- 3.3 Models of inflorescences.- 4 Phyllotaxis.- 4.1 The planar model.- 4.2 The cylindrical model.- 5 Models of plant organs.- 5.1 Predefined surfaces.- 5.2 Developmental surface models.- 5.3 Models of compound leaves.- 6 Animation of plant development.- 6.1 Timed DOL-systems.- 6.2 Selection of growth functions.- 7 Modeling of cellular layers.- 7.1 Map L-systems.- 7.2 Graphical interpretation of maps.- 7.3 Microsorium linguaeforme.- 7.4 Dryopteris thelypteris.- 7.5 Modeling spherical cell layers.- 7.6 Modeling 3D cellular structures.- 8 Fractal properties of plants.- 8.1 Symmetry and self-similarity.- 8.2 Plant models and iterated function systems.- Epilogue.- Appendix A Software environment for plant modeling.- A.1 A virtual laboratory in botany.- A.2 List of laboratory programs.- Appendix B About the figures.- Turtle interpretation of symbols.

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This marvelous book will occupy an important place in the scientific literature. --Prof. Heinz-Otto Peitgen, author of The Beauty of Fractals .,. will perform a valuable service by popularizing this enlightening and bewitching form of mathematics. --Steven Levy .,. full of delights and an excellent introduction to L-systems --Alvy Ray Smith, IEEE Graphics and its Applications

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