Nexus Network Journal 14,2

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-iv

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2. Letter from the Editor

   1. Persian Architecture and Mathematics

      • Kim Williams

      Pages 195-196

3. Letter from the Guest Editor

   1. Persian Architecture and Mathematics: An Overview

      • Reza Sarhangi

      Pages 197-201

4. Persian Architecture and Mathematics

   1. Touring Persia with a Guide Named … Hermann Weyl

      • Alain Juhel

      Pages 203-226

   2. A Study of Practical Geometry in Sassanid Stucco Ornament in Ancient Persia

      • Mahsa Kharazmi, Reza Afhami, Mahmood Tavoosi

      Pages 227-250

   3. The Decagonal Tomb Tower at Maragha and Its Architectural Context: Lines of Mathematical Thought

      • Carol Bier

      Pages 251-273

   4. Significance of Conical and Polyhedral Domes in Persia and Surrounding Areas: Morphology, Typologies and Geometric Characteristics

      • Maryam Ashkan, Yahaya Ahmad

      Pages 275-290

   5. Revisiting the Squinch: From Squaring the Circle to Circling the Square

      • Hooman Koliji

      Pages 291-305

   6. From Sultaniyeh to Tashkent Scrolls: Euclidean Constructions of Two Nine- and Twelve-Pointed Interlocking Star Polygon Designs

      • B. Lynn Bodner

      Pages 307-332

   7. Using Christopher Alexander’s Fifteen Properties of Art and Nature to Visually Compare and Contrast the Tessellations of Mirza Akbar

      • Carl Bovill

      Pages 333-343

   8. Interlocking Star Polygons in Persian Architecture: The Special Case of the Decagram in Mosaic Designs

      • Reza Sarhangi

      Pages 345-372

5. Other Research

   1. Research

      1. A Geometrical Analysis of the Layout of Acaya, Italy

         • Giampiero Mele

         Pages 373-389

      2. A Geometrical Analysis of the Mausoleum of Sheikh Zāhed-e Gīlāni

         • Mojtaba Pour Ahmadi

         Pages 391-406

6. Back Matter

   Pages 407-407

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This volulme features eight original papers dedicated to the theme “Persian Architecture and Mathematics,” guest edited by Reza Sarhangi. All papers were approved through a rigorous process of blind peer review and edited by an interdisciplinary scientific editorial committee. Topics range from symmetry in ancient Persian architecture to the elaborate geometric patterns and complex three-dimensional structures of standing monuments of historical periods, from the expression of mathematical ideas to architectonic structures, and from decorative ornament to the representation of modern group theory and quasi-crystalline patterns. The articles discuss unique monuments Persia, including domed structures and two-dimensional patterns, which have received significant scholarly attention in recent years. This book is a unique contribution to studies of Persian architecture in relation to mathematics.

• Computational Sciences
• Mathematics
• Persian Architecture

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