Spiral SymmetryFrom the tiny twisted biological molecules to the gargantuan curling arms of many galaxies, the physical world contains a startling repetition of spiral patterns. Today, researchers have a keen interest in identifying, measuring, and defining these patterns in scientific terms. Spirals play an important role in the growth processes of many biological forms and organisms. Also, through time, humans have imitated spiral motifs in their art forms, and invented new and unusual spirals which have no counterparts in the natural world. Therefore, one goal of this multiauthored book is to stress the conspicuous role that spirals play in science, and to show the reader how to create such spirals using a computer. Another goal is to show how simple mathematical formulas can reveal magnificent shapes and images. This interdisciplinary book revolves around a common theme, spiral symmetry, and is intended for scientists, humanists, and interested laypeople. |
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DOES THE GOLDEN SPIRAL EXIST AND IF NOT WHERE IS ITS CENTER? | 47 |
PYTHAGOREAN SPIRALS | 63 |
DYNAMICAL SPIRALS | 73 |
RANDOM SPIRALS | 83 |
SPIRAL GALAXIES | 95 |
SPIRALBASED SELFSIMILAR SETS | 107 |
AN ARTISTS PERSONAL STATEMENT | 123 |
OSCILLATIONS WAVES AND SPIRALS IN CHEMICAL SYSTEMS | 221 |
DETERMINATION OF SPIRAL SYMMETRY IN PLANTS AND POLYMERS | 251 |
ELECTROMAGNETIC THEORY FOR CHIRAL MEDIA | 281 |
SUNFLOWER QUASICRYSTALLOGRAPHY | 295 |
ON THE ORIGINS OF SPIRAL SYMMETRY IN PLANTS | 323 |
GREEN SPIRALS | 353 |
THE FORM FUNCTION AND SYNTHESIS OF THE MOLLUSCAN SHELL | 369 |
AN ARTISTS PERSONAL STATEMENT ON SPIRAL AND OTHER MAP PROJECTIONS | 389 |
SPIRAL STRUCTURES IN JULIA SETS AND RELATED SETS | 129 |
THE EVOLUTION OF A THREEARMED SPIRAL IN THE JULIA SET AND HIGHER ORDER SPIRALS | 135 |
SIMULATIONS AND EXPERIMENTS | 165 |
BROKEN SYMMETRY AND THE FORMATION OF SPIRAL PATTERNS IN FLUIDS | 187 |
HELMET | 395 |
SPIRALS VORTICES AND THE DYNAMICS OF DEVIATION | 399 |
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