TY - BOOK AU - PRUSINKIEWICZ,PREZEMYSLAW AU - LINDENMAYER,ARISTID TI - THE ALGORITHMIC BEAUTY OF PLANTS SN - 0387972978 U1 - 581.3 PY - 1991///, 1990 CY - ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMERICA PB - SPRINGER VERLAG NEW YORK, INC KW - GRAFICOS POR COMPUTADOR KW - SIMULACION POR COMPUTADORES KW - PLANTAS KW - DESARROLLO KW - MODELOS MATEMATICOS N2 - PLANT MODELS GROW, INTERACT WITH THE ENVIRONMENT, PRODUCE FLOWERS AND FRUITS, AND FINALLY DIE. THESE MODELS HAVE AN INTUITIVE APPEAL OF BRETHING LIFE INTO A COMPUTER. BEING IN FRONT OF A MONITOR, IT IS EASY TO FORGET THE UNDERLYING MATHEMATICAL FORMALISMS AND SIMPLY OBSERVE PLANTS GROWING, SELF-REPLICATING, RESPONDING TO EXTERNAL FACTORS, AND EVEN MUTATING ER -