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Math Encounters: "Forbidden Symmetries: The Fractal Beauty of Compound Symmetry Groups"
featuring Bob Hearn Wednesday, March 8, 2023
Symmetry is at the heart of much of mathematics, physics, and art. Join Bob Hearn, computer scientist and Gathering 4 Gardner Board Member and Program Chair, in a captivating investigation into what happens when we try to slightly generalize the traditional mathematical notion of geometric symmetry. Amazing new spaces are revealed, featuring a novel family of fractals, quasicrystals, and all manner of delightful structures. There's also a surprising connection to puzzles. Discover what we already know and what remains mysterious in this exciting new world of "compound symmetry."
Special introduction by Mark Mitton.
Math Encounters is MoMath’s popular free public presentation series celebrating the spectacular world of mathematics, produced with support from the Simons Foundation. For further information, call the National Museum of Mathematics at 212-542-0566 or email mathencounters@momath.org.
Math Encounters: "Forbidden Symmetries: The Fractal Beauty of Compound Symmetry Groups"
featuring Bob Hearn Wednesday, March 8, 2023
Symmetry is at the heart of much of mathematics, physics, and art. Join Bob Hearn, computer scientist and Gathering 4 Gardner Board Member and Program Chair, in a captivating investigation into what happens when we try to slightly generalize the traditional mathematical notion of geometric symmetry. Amazing new spaces are revealed, featuring a novel family of fractals, quasicrystals, and all manner of delightful structures. There's also a surprising connection to puzzles. Discover what we already know and what remains mysterious in this exciting new world of "compound symmetry."
Special introduction by Mark Mitton.
Math Encounters is MoMath’s popular free public presentation series celebrating the spectacular world of mathematics, produced with support from the Simons Foundation. For further information, call the National Museum of Mathematics at 212-542-0566 or email mathencounters@momath.org.
