A collaboration between a mathematician and an artist-geometer has resulted in some of the most mathematically sophisticated and aesthetically gripping animations ever seen in the field. Their visualizations of cutting-edge research in dynamical systems theory not only provide a dramatic new way of visiting mathematical worlds once seen only in the mind's eye, but also point to a new era for the use of computer graphics in communicating and carrying out mathematical research. Personally, I found that these animations about research in dynamical systems theory are absolutely astonishing.
The two collaborators are Etienne Ghys, a mathematician at the Ecole Normale Superieure in Lyon, France, and Jos Leys, a Belgian graphic artist and engineer with strong mathematical interests.
Here is a link to the paper ('Lorenz and modular flows: a visual introduction'), which contains links to absolutely stunning animations in QuickTime format. Don't miss it!
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As they say in Lyon: "Avant, avant, Lion le melhor."
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