Large Geometric Construction of Cardboard
Submitted by George Hart on
A cool activity for making a giant mathematical construction by assembling cardboard components.
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Wizard Gynoid's Virtual E8 Polytope
Submitted by Wizard Gynoid on
The E8 Polytope is an 8-dimensional object considered by mathematicians to be the most elegantly symmetrical and aesthetically pleasing geometric object known. Here we see 3D and 2D projections (shadows) of the 8D object. Of particular interest are the various symmetry axes, some of which display icosahedral, hexahedral and octahedral symmetries. The vertical symmetry axis resolves into the familiar concentric circles graph, with an unobstructed tunnel running through the complex object.
Super Symmetry
Submitted by michael jantzen on
Super Symmetry is a series of my digital photos that are derived from images of physical models that I make of my architectural designs. In most cases, the original image is manipulated with a computer (through the use of Photo Shop) in order to create a new image. Some times these new images are once again made into three dimensional structures, in an attempt to discover unexpected new forms. Often the new three dimensional forms are photographed once again in order to create more images. In every case, the objective is to create images that celebrate the beauty of complexity.
Radio Broadcast
Submitted by Alan Singer on
This is a test of a color map using Cinderella software. I am interested in creating multi-color wave patterns.
I intend to use these color patterns to wrap complex 3D forms.
Some 2D Math Pictures
Submitted by Christian Gaier on
Christian Gaier creates colorful geometric-mathematical pictures and videos as hobby. He developed a set of mathematical functions to visualize basic geometric objects (line, circle and arc) in a surrounding colorful field. These functions can be easily combined to create more complex geometric structures. The main idea is that these functions deliver zero values at the position of the geometric object. Therefore, combinations of these functions can be easily realized by simple multiplications. The software units for picture computation are written in the programming language C.
Kurt Ballay – SURFER I
Submitted by Kurt Ballay on
Ich bin Autodidakt in Mathematik+Kunst – Bautechniker – Jahrgang 1944.
Free surfaces
Submitted by Eleonore Faber on
This gallery contains visualizations of so-called free surfaces.
Freeness is an algebraic property, which is not so easy to explain: roughly, it means that a free surface has singular curves, which have a very “nice” algebraic structure (i. e., their defining ideal, the Jacobian ideal of the surface, is Cohen—Macaulay).
Erdbeben und Strukturen
Jedes Jahr fordern Erdbeben auf der ganzen Welt viele Opfer. Während eines Erdbebens nehmen wir Vibrationen der Erdoberfläche wahr, die durch die Ausbreitung von seismischen Wellen entlang der Erdkruste entstehen. Die zentrale Frage, die wir in diesem Projekt beantworten wollen, ist: Welchen Einfluss haben diese seismischen Vibrationen auf zivile Konstruktionen wie Brücken, Dämme oder Gebäude?
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Bianca Violet - Surfer Gallery
Submitted by Bianca Violet on
These images were created using SURFER. I first started playing around with this wonderful tool when I read about it in ‘Spektrum der Wissenschft’ and took part in the Surfer competition 2008.
Jean Constant - Symmetry
Submitted by Jean Constant on
Series of visualizations based on a template created by mathematician Richard Kramer for a lecture on symmetry at the National Center for Genome Resources, Santa Fe, NM.