Mathematical Butterflies

Posted by Alex in Animal, Pictures, Science & Tech on September 4, 2008 at 1:40 am


This is how a mathematician draws a butterfly: where r is the radius and is the angle. From Clifford Pickover’s Computers and the Imagination.

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3 comments to "Mathematical Butterflies"

  1. sirwebster
    September 4th, 2008 at 3:35 am

    erm, there’s no “r” in the equation?

    very pretty though

  2. Simon
    September 4th, 2008 at 3:38 am

    Probably meant “rho”, the greek letter that looks like a p.

  3. lisanocap
    September 4th, 2008 at 3:51 am

    large version with colors reversed makes a beautiful
    background for your monitor


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