Aristid Lindenmeyer (November 17, 1925 ? October 30, 1989) was an Hungarianbiologist. In 1968 he developed a formal language that is today called L-systems or Lindenmeyer Systems. Using those systems Lindenmeyer modelled the behaviour of cells of plants. L-systems nowadays are also used to model whole plants. L-systems are also used for the generation of fractals, such as the dragon, which is made by folding a paper to the right at 90 degrees an infinite number of times.
Publications
Aristid Lindenmeyer, "Mathematical models for cellular interaction in development." J. Theoret. Biology, 18:280--315, 1968.
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