Computers, Pattern, Chaos and Beauty - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Computers, Pattern, Chaos and Beauty write by Clifford A. Pickover. This book was released on 2012-07-12. Computers, Pattern, Chaos and Beauty available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Fractals and chaos theory lead to startling graphics in this book by a renowned scientist, inventor, and artist, who coordinates information from disparate fields. Over 275 illustrations, 29 in color.
Surfing through Hyperspace
Surfing through Hyperspace - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Surfing through Hyperspace write by Clifford A. Pickover. This book was released on 2001-05-17. Surfing through Hyperspace available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Do a little armchair time-travel, rub elbows with a four-dimensional intelligent life form, or stretch your mind to the furthest corner of an uncharted universe. With this astonishing guidebook, Surfing Through Hyperspace, you need not be a mathematician or an astrophysicist to explore the all-but-unfathomable concepts of hyperspace and higher-dimensional geometry. No subject in mathematics has intrigued both children and adults as much as the idea of a fourth dimension. Philosophers and parapsychologists have meditated on this mysterious space that no one can point to but may be all around us. Yet this extra dimension has a very real, practical value to mathematicians and physicists who use it every day in their calculations. In the tradition of Flatland, and with an infectious enthusiasm, Clifford Pickover tackles the problems inherent in our 3-D brains trying to visualize a 4-D world, muses on the religious implications of the existence of higher-dimensional consciousness, and urges all curious readers to venture into "the unexplored territory lying beyond the prison of the obvious." Pickover alternates sections that explain the science of hyperspace with sections that dramatize mind-expanding concepts through a fictional dialogue between two futuristic FBI agents who dabble in the fourth dimension as a matter of national security. This highly accessible and entertaining approach turns an intimidating subject into a scientific game open to all dreamers. Surfing Through Hyperspace concludes with a number of puzzles, computer experiments and formulas for further exploration, inviting readers to extend their minds across this inexhaustibly intriguing scientific terrain.
Chaos and Fractals
Chaos and Fractals - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Chaos and Fractals write by C.A. Pickover. This book was released on 1998-08-03. Chaos and Fractals available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. These days computer-generated fractal patterns are everywhere, from squiggly designs on computer art posters to illustrations in the most serious of physics journals. Interest continues to grow among scientists and, rather surprisingly, artists and designers. This book provides visual demonstrations of complicated and beautiful structures that can arise in systems, based on simple rules. It also presents papers on seemingly paradoxical combinations of randomness and structure in systems of mathematical, physical, biological, electrical, chemical, and artistic interest. Topics include: iteration, cellular automata, bifurcation maps, fractals, dynamical systems, patterns of nature created through simple rules, and aesthetic graphics drawn from the universe of mathematics and art.Chaos and Fractals is divided into six parts: Geometry and Nature; Attractors; Cellular Automata, Gaskets, and Koch Curves; Mandelbrot, Julia and Other Complex Maps; Iterated Function Systems; and Computer Art.Additionally, information on the latest practical applications of fractals and on the use of fractals in commercial products such as the antennas and reaction vessels is presented. In short, fractals are increasingly finding application in practical products where computer graphics and simulations are integral to the design process. Each of the six sections has an introduction by the editor including the latest research, references, and updates in the field. This book is enhanced with numerous color illustrations, a comprehensive index, and the many computer program examples encourage reader involvement.
Computers and the Imagination
Computers and the Imagination - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Computers and the Imagination write by Clifford A. Pickover. This book was released on 1992. Computers and the Imagination available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. An examination of how visualization has transformed the way humans perceive and understand their world uses a computer to gain insights into the origins of human creativity. Original.
The Pattern Book
The Pattern Book - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Pattern Book write by Clifford A. Pickover. This book was released on 1995. The Pattern Book available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Although the patterns are computer-generated, the book is informal and emphasis is on the fun that the true pattern lover finds in doing rather than in reading about the doing.
