The colours of infinity the beauty and power of fractals / [edited by Nigel Lesmoir-Gordon] ; with contributions by Ian Stewart ... [et al.].

Other author Lesmoir-Gordon, Nigel.
Other author Clarke, Arthur C. (Arthur Charles), 1917-2008.
Other author Mandelbrot, Benoit B.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLondon ; New York : Springer Verlag,
Description207 p. : col. ill. ; 27 cm.
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Variant title Colors of infinity
Contents The Nature of Fractal Geometry / Ian Stewart -- Exploring the Fractal Universe / Arthur C. Clarke -- A Geometry Able to Include Mountains and Clouds / Benoît Mandelbrot -- Fractal Transformations / Michael Barnsley and Louisa Barnsley -- Fractal Limits: The Mandelbrot Set and the Self-Similar Tilings of M.C. Escher / Will Rood -- Self-organization, Self-regulation, and Self-similarity on the Fractal Web / Gary William Flake and David M. Pennock, Yahoo! Research Labs -- Fractal Financial Fluctuations / Benoît Mandelbrot -- Filming The Colours of Infinity / Nigel Lesmoir-Gordon -- The Colours of Infinity--the Film Script / Arthur C. Clarke.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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LCCN 2010937321
ISBN1849964858 (alk. paper)
ISBN9781849964852 (alk. paper)