Trees in art, as well as life, often follow simple mathematical rules, study finds
Scientists have studied trees depicted in various works of art and found they follow relatively simple mathematical rules ...
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Trees in art, as well as life, often follow simple mathematical rules, study finds
a mathematical biologist at the University of New Mexico, and his colleague Jingyi Gao, a doctoral student at the University of Wisconsin. Like the branches, twigs and leaves of a tree, fractals ...
The Saw-Toothed Function That Broke Calculus
In the late 19th century, Karl Weierstrass invented a fractal-like function that was decried as nothing less than a “deplorable evil.” In time, it would transform the foundations of mathematics.
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Lévy Flight: Football Teams Appear To Follow A Specific Mathematical Rule Without Realizing It
Researchers recorded footballer movement and how close they were to the ball, and found something truly bizarre.
New Proofs Expand the Limits of What Cannot Be Known
By proving a broader version of Hilbert’s famous 10th problem, two groups of mathematicians have expanded the realm of ...
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SA’s bright young scientists head for the global stage
Four exceptional young innovators from Mthatha, Cape Town and Kimberley are set to travel to China to compete in this year’s Beijing Youth Science Creation Competition (BYSCC) after impressing at the ...
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Art and science illuminate the same subtle proportions in tree branches
Mondrian demonstrated something I was attempting to explain using physics and fractal geometry. My field of research is mathematical biology. My colleagues and I try to explain how treelike ...