Fractals, Chaos and Power Laws by Manfred Schroeder

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Fractals Chaos and Power Laws by Manfred Schroeder

“As notable as the book’s broad sweep is the author’s good-natured, humorous presentation. The willing reader can sit back and enjoy an all-encompassing, irrepressibly enthusiastic tour, ranging from psycho physics to quasicrystals, from gambling strategies to Bach concertos, from the construction of Cantor sets to the design of concert halls.” Also

— Physics Today

“Such a richness of topics and amazing splendor of illustrations!” Also

— Mathematics Magazine

“An inviting exposition for a literate but not highly scientific audience.”

— American Mathematical Monthly

This fascinating book explores the connections between chaos theory, physics, biology, and mathematics. Its award-winning computer graphics, optical illusions, and games illustrate the concept of self-similarity, a typical property of fractals. Author Manfred Schroeder — hailed by Publishers Weekly as a modern Lewis Carroll Also

— conveys memorable insights in the form of puns and puzzles that relate abstract mathematics to everyday experience. Also

Excellent entertainment for readers with a grasp of algebra and some calculus, this book forms a fine university-level introduction to fractal math. Eight pages of color images clarify the text, along with numerous black-and-white illustrations. Also

About Author

Manfred Robert Schroeder (12 July 1926 – 28 December 2009) was a German physicist, most known for his contributions to acoustics and computer graphics. He wrote three books and published over 150 articles in his field. Also

Born in Ahlen, he studied at the University of Göttingen (1947–52), earning a vordiplom in mathematics (1951) and Dr. rer. nat. (1954) in physics. His thesis showed how small regular cavities in concert halls cause unfortunate resonances. Also