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 19, 2012 | cubic, Featured Math Objects, Math Objects, Sculpture, surface
The Clebsch Diagonal Surface is certainly one of the most famous surfaces in mathematics. It was described by Alfred Clebsch in 1871. It is a very special example of the so-called cubic surfaces which is highly symmetric and on which there are 27 lines in a very...
by oliver | Jul 25, 2012 | cubic, many singularities, math history, surface, world record
On 300 square meters (about 3200 square foot) the exhibition Forms and Formulas (from May 2012 until 2016 in Lisbon, Portugal) displays more than 60 of our mathematical models, most of which are made in a white material which is both very strong and a little flexible...
