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Nexus Network Journal 14,2

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  • © 2012

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Editors:
  1. Reza Sarhangi
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  • Only book exploring the unique relationship between Persian Architecture and Mathematics in the Western world in recent years
  • New scholarship addressing the theme “Persian Architecture and Mathematics,” including eight articles representing a diversity of perspectives and presenting unpublished research
  • Comprehensive overview by guest editor Reza Sarhangi, founder and director of the international series of Bridges conferences, which annually brings together scientists, educators, artists and architects to address the mathematical connections in art, architecture, and culture
  • Each research paper includes a bibliography for further reading

Part of the book series: Nexus Network Journal (NNJ, volume 14,2)

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  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

  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.

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