Some geometries to describe nature

Abstract

Since ancient times, the development of mathematics has been inspired, at least in part, by the need to provide models in other sciences, and that of describing and understanding the world around us. In this note, we concentrate on the shapes of nature and introduce two related geometries that play an important role in contemporary science. Fractal geometry allows describing a wide range of shapes in nature. In 1973, Harry Blum introduced a new geometry well suited to describe animal morphology.