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Imagine Math 2

Between Culture and Mathematics

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  • © 2013

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Editors:
  1. Michele Emmer

    1. Department of Mathematics, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy

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  • A very unique book with many papers on the various aspects of mathematics and culture

  • Papers by experts in different topics, with a relevant numbers of images

  • An interesting story, that continues the series of math and culture

  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (27 chapters)

  1. Mathematics and Morphology

    1. Empirical Evidence that the World Is Not a Computer

      • James W. McAllister
      Pages 127-135

  2. Mathematics, Art and Music

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 137-137
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    2. Numeri Malefici (Evil Numbers): Homage to Fabio Mauri

      • Michele Emmer
      Pages 139-150

    3. From Pollock’s Summertime to Jacksontime

      • Davide Amodio
      Pages 151-159

    4. From Canvas to Music: Mathematics as a Tool for the Composition of Jacksontime

      • Chiara de Fabritiis
      Pages 161-169

  3. Mathematics and Applications

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 171-171
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    2. Extracting Information from Chaos: a Case in Climatological Analysis

      • Francesco Bonghi, Roberto Ferretti
      Pages 173-180

    3. On the Tangible Boundary between Real and Virtual

      • Andrien Mondot
      Pages 181-184

    4. Fort Marghera and the French and Austrian Plans of Defence

      • Mauro Scroccaro
      Pages 185-198

  4. Mathematics and Ants

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 199-199
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    2. Myrmedrome: Simulating the Life of an Ant Colony

      • Simone Cacace, Emiliano Cristiani, Dario D’Eustacchio
      Pages 201-210

    3. Ants Searching for a Minimum

      • Maurizio Falcone
      Pages 211-217

  5. Mathematics and Marco

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 219-219
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    2. Exotic Spheres and John Milnor

      • Marco Abate
      Pages 221-229

    3. Cellular Automata: the Game of Life

      • Gian Marco Todesco
      Pages 231-243

  6. Homage to Alan Turing

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 245-245
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    2. Alan M. Turing (1912–1954)

      • Gabriele Lolli
      Pages 247-254

    3. Alan Turing and the Poisoned Apple

      • Massimo Vincenzi
      Pages 255-262
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About this book

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 “Arithmétique “ 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.

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“This is a sequel to the first volume of Imagine Math and it contains again a collection of papers that make a connection between mathematics and cultural activities … . a collection of 26 very diverse essays, often translated from Italian, that deal with the mathematical aspects of arts, culture and scientific applications. … Good reads for all math lovers with a broad and open mind.” (A. Bultheel, The European Mathematical Society, May, 2013)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Mathematics, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy

    Michele Emmer

About the editor

Michele Emmer is professor of mathematics at La Sapienza University in Rome. He has made eighteen films in the series “Arte e matematica”, including a film on Escher. He is the editor of the book series “Mathematics and Culture” (Springer) and “The Visual Mind” (MIT Press). His latest books are: Bolle di sapone tra arte e matematica (Bollati Boringhieri, 2009), winner of the 2010 Viareggio Prize; Flatlandia by E. Abbott, accompanied a film on DVD by the same name with music by Ennio Morricone (Bollati Boringhieri, 2008); Visibili armonie. Arte cinema teatro e matematica (Bollati Boringhieri, 2007); The Visual Mind 2 (MIT Press, 2006); M. C. Escher’s Legacy (Springer, 2003), Mathematics and Culture VI (Springer, 2009); Numeri immaginari. Cinema e matematica (Bollati Boringhieri, 2011); Matematica e cultura 2011 (Springer, 2011).

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