Shadows of reality
Subtitle: the fourth dimension in relativity, cubism, and modern thought
By: Tony Robbin.
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: New Haven
Language: eng
Number of pages: 137
ISBN-13: 9780300110395
Subjects: Geometric quantization; Fourth dimension; Geometry in art; Hyperspace; Art -- Mathematics
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 125-128) and index.
Table of contents: title: The origins of four-dimensional geometry; title: Fantasies of four-dimensional space; title: The fourth dimension in painting; title: The truth; title: A very short course in projective geometry; title: Patterns, crystals, and projections; title: Twistors and projections; title: Entanglement, quantum geometry, and projective reality; title: Category theory, higher-dimensional algebra, and the dimension ladder; title: The computer revolution in four-dimensional geometry; title: Conclusion : art, math, and technical drawing.