Roger Bagula
2009-04-15 13:51:42 UTC
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7617191.stm
Audio slideshow: The art of mathematics
To the untrained eye, these vivid images might appear to be random sets
of colourful swirls and circles.
But they are in fact precise visual representations of mathematical
theory known as dynamical systems.
Some of the images - created by mathematicians from across the world -
have gone on display at the University of Liverpool.
Here, mathematician Lasse Rempe explains how they are made - and
considers their artistic merits.
Audio slideshow: The art of mathematics
To the untrained eye, these vivid images might appear to be random sets
of colourful swirls and circles.
But they are in fact precise visual representations of mathematical
theory known as dynamical systems.
Some of the images - created by mathematicians from across the world -
have gone on display at the University of Liverpool.
Here, mathematician Lasse Rempe explains how they are made - and
considers their artistic merits.