The Mathematical Beauty of Nature and Turing Pattern Formation
Lacitignola, Deborah
Matematica, Cultura e Società. Rivista dell'Unione Matematica Italiana, Tome 1 (2016), p. 93-103 / Harvested from Biblioteca Digitale Italiana di Matematica
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Does it really exist a mathematical beauty of nature? And the revolutionary Turing's idea can be a key to decipher it? In this paper we try to answer these questions by describing the origins, the theoretical basis and the scientific impact of Alan Turing's theory on pattern formation. The picture that emerges is that of a highly topical theory, that still fascinates because of its strong interdisciplinary features and for the many advances that it has allowed to obtain in mathematics as well as in chemistry and in biology.

Esiste davvero una bellezza matematica della natura? E la rivoluzionaria idea di Turing può fornire una chiave per decifrarla? In questo articolo si cerca di rispondere a questi interrogativi illustrando la genesi, le basi teoriche e l'impatto scientifico della teoria di Alan Turing sulla "pattern formation". Il quadro che emerge è quello di una teoria ancora di grande attualità, che continua ad affascinare per la sua forte interdisciplinarietà e per i tanti progressi che ha permesso di ottenere sia in ambito matematico che in campo chimico e biologico.

Publié le : 2016-08-01
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Lacitignola, Deborah. The Mathematical Beauty of Nature and Turing Pattern Formation. Matematica, Cultura e Società. Rivista dell'Unione Matematica Italiana, Tome 1 (2016) pp. 93-103. http://gdmltest.u-ga.fr/item/RUMI_2016_1_1_2_93_0/

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