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MathLapse - Surfaces of Constant Width

MathLapse Festival 2016 Winner. Parallel planes, which touch a surface of constant width from opposite sides, have always the same distance - a generalized diameter. The movie starts with curves of constant width, rotates them between parallel lines and deforms them, keeping constant width.
For surfaces this is repeated in anaglyph stereo: A sphere is deformed into a surface of constant width with rotational symmetry. This surface tumbles in a cube, touching all faces. Three more deformations to less symmetric surfaces and their tumbling follow.

Hilbert marble run

Here is a marble run inspired by the famously known Hilbert space filling curves, with this you are able to 3d print lego compatible marble run of any size.

There are 6 different models necessary to build every iteration wanted; each of them is based on the 2nd iteration of the Hilbert curves.

Solide spiral de Pascal (et son complémentaire dans le cône)

On partage un cône en deux selon un cylindre appuyé sur un rayon et une spirale d’Archimède. Dans une lettre de 1658, Blaise Pascal étudie le solide central et trouve que son volume est une fraction exacte de celui du cône.

Pour le quadricentenaire de la naissance de Blaise Pascal, Thierry Lambre (IREM Clermont-Ferrand) reprend les détails du calcul et l’histoire associée.

Sur sa suggestion, Alba Málaga et Samuel Lelièvre le modélisent sur ordinateur lors du Fabrikathon de Nancy 2023.

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