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30th October 2014: Pumpkin Geometry

 

Guardian article about Saul Schleimer and Henry Segerman

Saul and HenryOn October 30th the work of Saul Schleimer and Henry Segerman was featured in an on-line article in the Guardian, written by Alex Bellos. The title of the article, "Pumpkin geometry", combines a seasonal reference, to Halloween, and a mathematical reference to the concept of stereographic projection. In a sequence of 3D prints Schleimer and Segerman show how to use stereographic projection, via light and shadow, to transform spherical geometry (the "pumpkin") into euclidean and hyperbolic geometry.

Photo Courtesy of Henry Segerman

The article can be found here.

Mon 10 Nov 2014, 15:56

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