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A growth model driven by curvature reproduces geometric features of arboreal termite nests
Giulio Facchini, Alexandre Lazarescu, Andrea Perna +1
We present a simple three-dimensional model to describe the autonomous expansion of a substrate which grows driven by the local mean curvature of its surface. The model aims to rep…
Mathematics and Morphogenesis of the City: A Geometrical Approach
Thomas Courtat, Catherine Gloaguen, Stephane Douady
Cities are living organisms. They are out of equilibrium, open systems that never stop developing and sometimes die. The local geography can be compared to a shell constraining its…
The song of the dunes as a self-synchronized instrument
S. Douady, A. Manning, P. Hersen +4
Since Marco Polo (1) it has been known that some sand dunes have the peculiar ability of emitting a loud sound with a well defined frequency, sometimes for several minutes. The ori…