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In Dictyostelium aggregation, acrasin concentration highest at the center of gravity of swimming cells creates a virtual center that, via chemotaxis, becomes a real physical entity intensifying aggregation further.

Biological finding demonstrating the mechanism of latent center intensification in slime mold morphogenesis

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In slime mold aggregation, the concentration center of acrasin begins as a mere chemical gradient but becomes a real entity in the configuration through the chemotaxis it induces — an example of a latent center becoming intensified.
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Alexander's analysis of slime mold as a concrete mechanistic illustration of how latent centers become real through unfolding

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Computer Simulation of Vortex Evolution from Laminar Flow
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The computational method used to model four stages of vortex development from smooth laminar flow, demonstrating morphologically smooth stage-by-stage transitions analogous to Jupiter's surface vortices

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