Fractals in Biology and Medicine (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1994)

"Fractals in Biology and Medicine" explores the potential of fractal geometry for describing and understanding biological organisms, their development and growth as well as their structural design and functional properties. It extends these notions to assess changes associated with disease in the hope to contribute to the understanding of pathogenetic processes in medicine. The book is the first comprehensive presentation of the importance of the new concept of fractal geometry for biological and medical sciences. It collates in a logical sequence extended papers based on invited lectures and free communications presented at a symposium in Ascona, Switzerland, attended by leading scientists in this field, among them the originator of fractal geometry, Benoit Mandelbrot. "Fractals in Biology and Medicine" begins by asking how the theoretical construct of fractal geometry can be applied to biomedical sciences and then addresses the role of fractals in the design and morphogenesis of biological organisms as well as in molecular and cell biology. The consideration of fractal structure in understanding metabolic functions and pathological changes is a particularly promising avenue for future research.

General

Imprint:	Birkhauser Verlag AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Mathematics and Biosciences in Interaction
Release date:	February 1994
First published:	1994
Editors:	Theo F. Nonnenmacher • Gabriele A. Losa • Ewald R. Weibel
Dimensions:	244 x 170 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	397
Edition:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1994
ISBN-13:	978-3-7643-2989-1
Categories:	Books > Medicine > Pre-clinical medicine: basic sciences > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > Geometry > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > Applied mathematics > Fractals Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Cellular biology > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Human biology & related topics > General Promotions
LSN:	3-7643-2989-0
Barcode:	9783764329891

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