Research Catalog

Title

Shadows of reality [electronic resource] : the fourth dimension in relativity, cubism, and modern thought / Tony Robbin.

Author

Robbin, Tony

Publication

New Haven : Yale University Press, c2006.

Details

Additional Authors

ebrary, Inc

Description

1 online resource (xiv, 137 p.) : ill. (some col.).

Uniform Title

Shadows of reality (Online)

Alternative Title

Shadows of reality (Online)

Subject

• Art > Mathematics
• Fourth dimension
• Geometric quantization
• Geometry in art
• Hyperspace

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 125-128) and index.

Access (note)

• Access restricted to authorized users.

Reproduction (note)

• Electronic reproduction.

Contents

The origins of four-dimensional geometry -- Fantasies of four-dimensional space -- The fourth dimension in painting -- The truth -- A very short course in projective geometry -- Patterns, crystals, and projections -- Twistors and projections -- Entanglement, quantum geometry, and projective reality -- Category theory, higher-dimensional algebra, and the dimension ladder -- The computer revolution in four-dimensional geometry -- Conclusion : art, math, and technical drawing.

OCLC

ssj0000244931

Author

Robbin, Tony.

Title

Shadows of reality [electronic resource] : the fourth dimension in relativity, cubism, and modern thought / Tony Robbin.

Imprint

New Haven : Yale University Press, c2006.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (p. 125-128) and index.

Access

Access restricted to authorized users.

Reproduction

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

Connect to:

Available from home with a valid library card

Available onsite at NYPL

Added Author

ebrary, Inc.

LCCN

2005022806