Imagine math 2 between culture and mathematics Michele Emmer, editor

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Emmer, Michele, editor.

Language:

English

French

Subjects (All):

Mathematics--Social aspects.

Mathematics.

Mathematics and literature.

Mathematics in art.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Milan Springer ©2013

Language Note:

Text chiefly in English, some essays in French

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Summary:

Imagine mathematics, imagine with the help of mathematics, imagine new worlds, new geometries, new forms. The new volume in the series Imagine Math is intended to contribute to grasping how much that is interesting and new is happening in the relationships between mathematics, imagination and culture. The present book begins with the connections between mathematics, numbers, poetry and music, with the latest opera by Italian composer Claudio Ambrosini. Literature and narrative also play an important role here. There is cinema too, with the erotic mathematics films by Edward Frenkel, and the new short Arithmtique by Munari and Rovazzani. The section on applications of mathematics features a study of ants, as well as the refined forms and surfaces generated by algorithms used in the performances by Adrien Mondot and Claire Bardainne. Last but not least, in honour of the hundredth anniversary of his birth, a mathematical, literary and theatrical homage to Alan Turing, one of the outstanding figures of the twentieth century

Contents:

Mathematics, Numbers and Music. The fascination of numbers, between music and poetry Michele Emmer The solitude of last words Claudio Ambrosini Mathematics, Poetry and Literature. Gödel's childhood and other algorithms Vincenzo Della Mea The wild number problem : math or fiction? Philibert Schogt A play at dusk : mathematics in literature Carlo Toffalori Mathematics according to Italo Calvino Gabriele Lolli The mathematical mind, iconography of a tension Paolo Pagli Mathematics and Film. Spatial rhythms in cinema between the avant-garde and entertainment Gian Piero Brunetta Lessons in mathematics, at the cinema Michele Emmer Mathematics, love, and tattoos Edward Frenkel Arithmétique Giovanni Munari Mathematics and Art. L'art du trait est l'attrait de l'art Sophie Skaf Mathematics and Morphology. Morphogenesis and dynamical systems : a view instantiated by a performative design approach Sara Franceschelli Empirical evidence that the world is not a computer James W. McAllister Mathematics, Art and Music. Numeri malefici (evil numbers) : homage to Fabio Mauri Michele Emmer From Pollock's Summertime to Jacksontime Davide Amodio Mathematics as a tool for the composition of Jacksontime Chiara de Fabritiis Mathematics and Applications. Extracting information from chaos : a case in climatological analysis Francesco Bonghi, Roberto Ferretti On the tangible boundary between real and virtual Andrien Mondot Fort Marghera and the French and Austrian plans of defence Mauro Scroccaro Myrmedrome : simulating the life of an ant colony Simone Cacace, Emiliano Cristiani, Dario D'Eustacchio Ants searching for a minimum Maurizio Falcone Mathematics and Marco. Exotic spheres and John Milnor Marco Abate Cellular automata : the game of life Gian Marco Todesco Homage to Alan Turing. Alan M. Turing (1912-1954) Gabriele Lolli Alan Turing and the poisoned apple Massimo Vincenzi

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Includes bibliographical references

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Print version Imagine math 2

ISBN:

9788847028890

8847028892

8847028884

9788847028883

OCLC:

860903433

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