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Shadows of reality : the fourth dimension in relativity, cubism, and modern thought /

In this insightful book, which is a revisionist mathematics history as well as a revisionist art history, Tony Robbin, well known for his innovative computer visualizations of hyperspace, investigates different models of the fourth dimension and how these are applied in art and physics. Robbin explo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Robbin, Tony
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2006.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The origins of four-dimensional geometry
  • Fantasies of four-dimensional space
  • The fourth dimension in painting
  • The truth
  • A very short course in projective geometry
  • Patterns, crystals, and projections
  • Twistors and projections
  • Entanglement, quantum geometry, and projective reality
  • Category theory, higher-dimensional algebra, and the dimension ladder
  • The computer revolution in four-dimensional geometry
  • Conclusion : art, math, and technical drawing.