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SUMMARY:How Wind Shapes Tree Architecture - Christophe Eloy\, DAMTP (visit
 ing scholar)\; IRPHE (Marseille) and Centrale Marseille
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CONTACT:Anna Walczyk
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 n\nThe aerial part of a tree can be understood as the solution to a challe
 nging engineering problem: constructing a mechanically stable structure th
 at is as light as possible while maximizing access to sunlight. To meet th
 ese requirements\, trees grow by producing “units” of similar size at 
 each step. Paradoxically\, this process results in a self-similar architec
 ture\, with branches that are statistically shorter and thinner near the f
 oliage. Since branches cannot extend in length from year to year\, this hi
 erarchy emerges from the aggregation of individual branches and the sheddi
 ng of lateral ones. Consequently\, a tree’s architecture reflects a comp
 lex growth strategy and history. In this seminar\, I will present a model 
 designed to shed light on these underlying mechanisms
LOCATION:CUED\, LT6
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