Spatial Complexity: Theory, Mathematical Methods and Applications (1st ed. 2020)

By: Fivos Papadimitriou

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Synopsis: This book delivers stimulating input for a broad range of researchers, from geographers and ecologists to psychologists interested in spatial perception and physicists researching in complex systems. How can one decide whether one surface or spatial object is more complex than another? What does it require to measure the spatial complexity of small maps, and why does this matter for nature, science and technology? Drawing from algorithmics, geometry, topology, probability and informatics, and with examples from everyday life, the reader is invited to cross the borders into the bewildering realm of spatial complexity, as it emerges from the study of geographic maps, landscapes, surfaces, knots, 3D and 4D objects. The mathematical and cartographic experiments described in this book lead to hypotheses and enigmas with ramifications in aesthetics and epistemology.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9783030596712
Related ISBNs:: 9783030596705
Publisher:: Springer International Publishing
Date of Addition:: 12/04/20
Copyrighted By:: Springer
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Science, Psychology, Earth Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics
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Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.