回顾了构形理论的产生与发展过程,指出事物结构源自于性能达到最优是其理论精髓.构形理论已发展成为研究自然界和工程界中各种形态组织和结构的一个新兴学科分支.从工程界中的热、机械、流体流动、电、磁、化学等学科,到自然界中的生命系统和非生命系统等广泛的研究领域,全面阐述了构形理论及其应用发展现状. Reviewing the formation and development of the theory of configuration, pointing out that the structure of matter originates from the essence of its theory, the theory of configuration has been developed into a branch of emerging discipline that studies various forms of organization and structure in nature and engineering. From the fields of engineering, thermal, mechanical, fluid flow, electrical, magnetic, chemical and other disciplines, to life in natural systems and non-living systems and other fields of study, a comprehensive exposition of the configuration theory and its application development.