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Richter, Peter Heinz was born on November 13, 1945 in Fallingbostel, Germany. Son of Karl A. and Hildegard Engineer of Mines (Hensel) Richter.
(The authors present an unusual attempt to publicize the f...)
The authors present an unusual attempt to publicize the field of Complex Dynamics, an exciting mathematical discipline of respectable tradition that recently sprang into new life under the impact of modern computer graphics. Where previous generations of scientists had to develop their own inner eye to perceive the abstract aesthetics of their work, the astonding pictures assembled here invite the reader to share in a new mathematical experience, to revel in the charm of fractal frontiers. 184 illustrations in 211 parts, 88 in color.
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(Now approaching its tenth year, this hugely successful bo...)
Now approaching its tenth year, this hugely successful book presents an unusual attempt to publicise the field of Complex Dynamics. The text was originally conceived as a supplemented catalogue to the exhibition "Frontiers of Chaos", seen in Europe and the United States, and describes the context and meaning of these fascinating images. A total of 184 illustrations - including 88 full-colour pictures of Julia sets - are suggestive of a coffee-table book. However, the invited contributions which round off the book lend the text the required formality. Benoit Mandelbrot gives a very personal account, in his idiosyncratic self-centred style, of his discovery of the fractals named after him and Adrien Douady explains the solved and unsolved problems relating to this amusingly complex set.
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Richter, Peter Heinz was born on November 13, 1945 in Fallingbostel, Germany. Son of Karl A. and Hildegard Engineer of Mines (Hensel) Richter.
Diploma in physics, University Göttingen, 1968. Doctor rerum naturalium, University Marburg, 1971.
Research associate, U. Marburg, 1971-1973; research associate, Max-Planck Institute of Biophysics Chemistry, Göttingen, 1973-1977; research associate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1977-1979; research associate, Stanford (California) U., 1979-1980; professor physics, U. Bremen, since 1980.
(The authors present an unusual attempt to publicize the f...)
(Now approaching its tenth year, this hugely successful bo...)
Member Olbers Society (president 1990-1998), American Physical Society, Deutsche Physik Gesellschaft, Astronomische Gesellschaft.
Married Christiane E. Landsberg, October 18, 1971. Children: K. Benjamin, J. Sebastian.