SuperFractals | 
 enlarge | Author: Michael Fielding Barnsley
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 546451
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 464
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.9
Dimensions (in): 9.8 x 6.6 x 1.2
ISBN: 0521844932
Dewey Decimal Number: 514.742
EAN: 9780521844932
ASIN: 0521844932
Publication Date: September 11, 2006
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Book Description Superfractals is the long-awaited successor to Fractals Everywhere, in which the power and beauty of Iterated Function Systems were introduced and applied to producing startling and original images that reflect complex structures found for example in nature. This provoked the question of whether there is a deeper connection between topology, geometry, IFS and codes on the one hand and biology, DNA and protein development on the other. Now, 20 years later, Barnsley brings the story up to date by explaining how IFS have developed in order to address this issue. New ideas such as fractal tops and superIFS are introduced, and the classical deterministic approach is combined with probabilistic ideas to produce new mathematics and algorithms that open a whole theory that could have applications in computer graphics, bioinformatics, economics, signal processing and beyond. For the first time these ideas are explained in book form, and illustrated with breathtaking pictures. Click to see larger images from SuperFractals
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SuperFractals is the long-awaited successor to Fractals Everywhere, in which the power and beauty of Iterated Function Systems were introduced and applied to producing startling and original images that reflect complex structures found for example in nature. This provoked the question of whether there is a deeper connection between topology, geometry, IFS and codes on the one hand and biology, DNA and protein development on the other. Now, 20 years later, Barnsley brings the story up to date by explaining how IFS have developed in order to address this issue. New ideas such as fractal tops and superIFS are introduced, and the classical deterministic approach is combined with probabilistic ideas to produce new mathematics and algorithms that open a whole theory that could have applications in computer graphics, bioinformatics, economics, signal processing and beyond. For the first time these ideas are explained in book form, and illustrated with breathtaking pictures.
Book Description
In SuperFractals, Michael Barnsley describes new mathematics and algorithms that open a whole theory that could have applications in computer graphics, bioinformatics, economics, signal processing and beyond. For the first time these ideas are explained in book form, and illustrated with breathtaking pictures.
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 Excellent, but takes a bit more than Calculus September 10, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
For someone who has had a good undergraduate analysis course (also known as "advanced calculus" some places), with a solid introduction to the topology of the real line, this book provides an excellent application to fractals, and a great extension to the real plane. Without this understanding, you can probably pick up enough from the examples to get some use out of this, but you'd have a tough time working all the exercises, or getting a full understanding of the math. I'd also suggest, for other non-programmers, that you pick up a (free) copy of the Processing programming language (Processing.org), or something similar, to try your own examples as you go. Like I said, for someone like me, a math teacher 20-some years out of college, it's a great way to review topics I haven't seen in a while, and an excellent sequel to "Fractals Everywhere." I've been waiting a while for this book; glad it's finally out.
 Not a Good Experince this time May 11, 2007
0 out of 15 found this review helpful
The order reached me after so many calls. The actual order did not reached me and amazon reorder that for me and even charge me for that which they refund me later onbut for that I have to call international number many time which cost me a lot . I must say not a good expereince this time . Hoping a batter one next time
Opinion on SuperFractals April 2, 2007
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
This is the best book I have seen on fractals. It gives a deep, sweeping mathematical account of the amazing properties of fractal images that are not presented in other books I have read on the subject. I was astounded at the content of this book, it was far more than what I had expected!
A Beautiful Book January 31, 2007
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
Prof. Michael Barnsley has demonstrated once again that his approach to pattern analysis in the real-world, namely self-similar patterns, through iterated functions and random dynamical systems, works for more complex and amazingly complex and beautiful patterns, by expanding his previous theory developed in his earlier book. Besides the nice mathematics and recent theoretical developments by him and others, the many beautifully produced figures in the book are already worthy the price of the book, which I am surprised is such a bargain.
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