by oliver | Aug 27, 2012 | cubic, Math Objects, MO-Labs, Sculpture, singularities, surface
Models of cubic surfaces belong to the most classical math objects. Besides the revolutionary insights dating back to the years after 1849 the geometers had started to use models of these both for their teaching and for research. Our series of 45 types of cubic...
by oliver | Aug 21, 2012 | Featured Math Objects, Math Objects, Sculpture, singularities, surface
The shape of the M in the MO-Labs-Logo is quite special and closely related to the subject of this blog. It belongs to a surface with a so-called cusp singularity, sometimes also called A4-singularity. Singularities of surfaces are very special points. In most parts...
