Lumen naturae : visions of the abstract in art and mathematics /

Lumen naturae : visions of the abstract in art and mathematics /

This book is about how certain ideas related to the concept of space in mathematics and physics have been expressed, whether intentionally or unintentionally, in contemporary and abstract art. It discusses the notion of space, and related abstract notions such as randomness, entropy, the geometry of...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Marcolli, Matilde (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : MIT Press, [2020].
Subjects:
Art and science.
Art, Modern > Themes, motives.
Space and time in art.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Still life as a model of spacetime
  • The notion of space in mathematics
  • Entropy and art
  • Structures of randomness
  • Plentiful nothingness
  • Geometry and physics of numbers
  • Matter and forces
  • The shape of the cosmos
  • The train and the cosmos
  • Mathematical illuminations.