FURRY LOGIC: THE PHYSICS OF ANIMAL LIFE
Book ID/图书代码： 02000014B73781
English Summary/英文概要： Furry Logic looks in detail at the animals that use cool physics in weird and intriguing ways as part of their daily battle to survive. It details the role of physics in the lives of a number of animals, as uncovered by scientists researching the field of biomechanics.
The book is divided into seven chapters, each representing a separate arm of physics.Each chapter examines the animals’ key features before describing the ways they use physics, how this was discovered, and what remains to be found out. We learn:
how pistol shrimps can generate a force strong enough to destroy aquarium glass
using their claws
· how whales hear using fat
· how cats and dogs lap up milk thanks to the laws of surface tension
· why reindeer use ultraviolet light for foraging
· how a male peacock’s train generates infrasound’ to attract a mate
· how ants navigate thanks to magnetic fields
· how mosquitoes survive collisions with raindrops.
Furry Logic makes the incredible interdisciplinary world of animal biomechanics
accessible to all, in an enthralling and entertaining read.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 《模糊逻辑》探究了动物的细节，它们会不可思议地使用很酷的物理学，其中有些有趣的方法是它们日常战斗生存的一部分。本书以科学家在生物力学研究领域的发现为基础，详细介绍在许多动物的生活中非常重要的物理学。
本书共分七章，每章代表一个单独的物理学分支。在描动物使用的物理方法，这是如何发现的，以及还有什么等着我们去发现前，每章都会探讨动物的关键特征。我们会了解：
枪虾如何产生足够强大的力量用爪子去摧毁水族馆的玻璃●鲸鱼如何用脂肪去听声音●猫和狗如何用表面张力的规律舔食牛奶●驯鹿如何使用紫外线觅食●雄孔雀如何用次声吸引配偶●蚂蚁用磁域导航●蚊子如何利用雨滴在碰撞中生存。
《模糊逻辑》是一个迷人的和娱乐性的阅读，创造了一个关于动物的生物力学的令人难以置信的跨学科的世界。(LNL)
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About the Author/作者介绍： 马丁•杜拉尼是国际杂志“物理世界”的编辑。获得剑桥卡文迪许实验室的博士学位（聚合物）后，马丁在九十年代末进入了出版界，随后攻读了博士后。2006年，他成为“物理世界”的编辑。丽兹•克拉佛也获得了物理学博士学位，以及生物科学的资格。她是网站environmentalresearchweb.org的编辑，一个关于环境问题的领先新闻资源网站。
Matin Durrani is the Editor of the international magazine Physics World. After his PhD at the Cavendish Laboratory in Cambridge (on polymers), Matin did a postdoc before moving into publishing in the late nineties. He has been editor of Physics World since 2006. Liz Kalaugher also has a PhD in physics, along with qualifications in Biological Sciences. She is the editor of environmentalresearchweb.org, a leading news resource on environmental issues.
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