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Imagine Math 3

Between Culture and Mathematics

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  • © 2015

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Editors:
  1. Michele Emmer

    1. Mathematics, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy

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  • A unique book with many papers on the various aspects of mathematics and culture
  • Papers by experts in different topics, with a relevant numbers of images
  • An interesting story that continues the series of math and culture

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Table of contents (24 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Introduction

    • Michele Emmer
    Pages 1-2

  3. Mathematics and Art

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 3-3
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    2. Visual Harmonies

      • Michele Emmer
      Pages 5-7

    3. From Modern to Eternal: Art and Mathematics in the Return to Order of the 1920s

      • Elisabetta Barisoni
      Pages 9-19

    4. Mathematics, A Beautiful Elsewhere

      • Jean-Pierre Bourguignon
      Pages 21-28

    5. Space, Models and Geometric Fantasies

      • Umberto Bottazzini
      Pages 29-41

    6. Visible Harmonies: Mathematical Models

      • Michele Emmer
      Pages 43-68

    7. Science Fiction, Art, and the Fourth Dimension

      • Linda Dalrymple Henderson
      Pages 69-84

    8. Donald Judd’s Arithmetics and Sol LeWitt’s Combinatorics. On the Relationship Between Visual and Mathematical in New York Art Around 1960

      • Michael Rottmann
      Pages 85-98

    9. In-tensioni reciproche: Performance

      • Emanuela Fiorelli, Caterina (Katia) Di Rienzo, Massimo Cappellani
      Pages 99-117

  5. Mathematics, Architecture and Design

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 157-157
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    2. A Topological Fluid Architecture

      • Michele Emmer
      Pages 159-177

    3. Pasta Mathematica

      • George L. Legendre
      Pages 179-188

    4. The Demolition of the Church of San Geminiano and the Perception of Piazza San Marco in Venice

      • Alberto Giuliani
      Pages 189-211

  6. Mathematics and Literature

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 213-213
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    2. Models of Passion

      • Laurent Derobert
      Pages 215-223
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About this book

Imagine mathematics, imagine with the help of mathematics, imagine new worlds, new geometries, new forms. This volume in the series “Imagine Math” casts light on what is new and interesting in the relationships between mathematics, imagination and culture. The book opens by examining the connections between modern and contemporary art and mathematics, including Linda D. Henderson’s contribution. Several further papers are devoted to mathematical models and their influence on modern and contemporary art, including the work of Henry Moore and Hiroshi Sugimoto. Among the many other interesting contributions are an homage to Benoît Mandelbrot with reference to the exhibition held in New York in 2013 and the thoughts of Jean-Pierre Bourguignon on the art and math exhibition at the Fondation Cartier in Paris. An interesting part is dedicated to the connections between math, computer science and theatre with the papers by C. Bardainne and A. Mondot. The topics are treated in a way that is rigorous but captivating, detailed but very evocative. This is an all-embracing look at the world of mathematics and culture.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Mathematics, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy

    Michele Emmer

About the editor

Michele Emmer is professor of mathematics at La Sapienza University in Rome. He has made eighteen films in the series “Arte e matematica”, including a film on Escher. He is the editor of the book series “Mathematics and Culture” (Springer) and “The Visual Mind” (MIT Press). His latest books are: Bolle di sapone tra arte e matematica (Bollati Boringhieri, 2009), winner of the 2010 Viareggio Prize; Flatlandia by E. Abbott, accompanied a film on DVD by the same name with music by Ennio Morricone (Bollati Boringhieri, 2008); Visibili armonie. Arte cinema teatro e matematica (Bollati Boringhieri, 2007); The Visual Mind 2 (MIT Press, 2006); M. C. Escher’s Legacy (Springer, 2003), Mathematics and Culture VI (Springer, 2009); Numeri immaginari. Cinema e matematica (Bollati Boringhieri, 2011).

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Imagine Math 3

  • Book Subtitle: Between Culture and Mathematics

  • Editors: Michele Emmer

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-01231-5

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Mathematics and Statistics, Mathematics and Statistics (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-01230-8Published: 25 March 2015

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-34831-5Published: 05 October 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-01231-5Published: 04 March 2015

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 330

  • Number of Illustrations: 15 b/w illustrations, 10 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Mathematics in Art and Architecture, Mathematics Education, Popular Science, general

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