New Visions on Form and Growth: Digitation, dendrites, and flames

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Pierre Pelcé (, Director of Research (CNRS), University of Provence, Marseille) Jasna Brujic (, Polymers and Colloids Group, Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, UK)

New Visions on Form and Growth

Digitation, dendrites, and flames

Pierre Pelcé (, Director of Research (CNRS), University of Provence, Marseille), Jasna Brujic (, Polymers and Colloids Group, Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, UK), Laurent Costier (, Polymers and Colloids Group, Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, UK) , Jasna Brujic (Polymers and Colloids Group, Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, UK)

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Oxford University Press
01 November 2004

Condensed matter physics (liquid state & solid state physics); Statistical physics; Chemical physics; Quantum & theoretical chemistry; Developmental biology; Cellular biology (cytology)

There exists a wide variety of patterns in nature, from inert matter such as crystalline dendrites and flames, to filamentous fungi and neurones in the living world. Their structural evolution during growth can be theoretically modelled in order to predict the shape of their forms, their dimensions and their growth rate. 'New Visions on Growth and Form' aims at answering such questions by employing different theoretical approaches and providing a critical appraisal. The book belongs to the wide field of non-equilibrium statistical physics, and explores different mechanisms such as transport, interfacial tension, and chemical reactions, which govern the growth of a material. It explains the fundamental equations relating different morphological quantities, as well as the relevant experimental control parameters. From the unifying concepts arising in the theoretical approach the author proposes a tentative description of cell morphogenesis as a further application of the theory.

By: Pierre Pelcé ( Director of Research (CNRS) University of Provence Marseille)
Translated by: Jasna Brujic ( Polymers and Colloids Group Cavendish Laboratory University of Cambridge UK), Laurent Costier (, Polymers and Colloids Group, Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, UK), Jasna Brujic (Polymers and Colloids Group, Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, UK), Laurent Costier (Polymers and Colloids Group, Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, UK)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 241mm, Width: 163mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 805g
ISBN: 9780198527015
ISBN 10: 0198527012
Pages: 400
Publication Date: 01 November 2004
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

1: Introduction 2: Surface tension 3: First order phase transition kinetics 4: Chemical reactions 5: Simple forms 6: First instabilities 7: Forms without surface tension 8: Pattern formation and growth rate 9: Stability of a curved form 10: Evolution of forms 11: Stochastic growth forms 12: Towards morphogenesis Author index Subject index

The author Pierre Pelce is Director of Research (CNRS) at the University of Provence, Marseille, France The translators Jasna Brujic and Laurent Costier are members of the Polymers and Colloids Group at the Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, UK

Reviews for New Visions on Form and Growth: Digitation, dendrites, and flames

... a very nice book with lots of material that has never before been put in one book. The collection of material is unique, and this is a definite strength. Leonard Sander, University of Michigan ... will remain a classical reference for a long time. Pierre-Gilles DeGennes, ESPCI, Paris