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... geometry of nature ' in The ' New Scientist ' Guide to Chaos ( n . 12 , above ) , pp . 122–35 : ' Fractal geometry plays two roles . It is the geometry of deterministic chaos and it can also describe the geometry of mountains and clouds ...
... geometry of nature ' in The ' New Scientist ' Guide to Chaos ( n . 12 , above ) , pp . 122–35 : ' Fractal geometry plays two roles . It is the geometry of deterministic chaos and it can also describe the geometry of mountains and clouds ...
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... geometry of nature operates on every scale . Small storms behave like big ones , even as the symmetries and asymmetries of individual cloud formations , mountain ranges and coastlines look much the same on different scales of ...
... geometry of nature operates on every scale . Small storms behave like big ones , even as the symmetries and asymmetries of individual cloud formations , mountain ranges and coastlines look much the same on different scales of ...
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... geometry In the fractal geometry of nature , things operate on themselves in unpredictable ways ; when a dripping tap gets irregular , each drip sets up the conditions for the next , even as small features are trans- lated into larger ...
... geometry In the fractal geometry of nature , things operate on themselves in unpredictable ways ; when a dripping tap gets irregular , each drip sets up the conditions for the next , even as small features are trans- lated into larger ...
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chaos classics and modern culture | 1 |
chaos theory Miltons Eden and Jurassic | 26 |
selfsimilarities in Shakespeare | 75 |
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