{"product_id":"indras-pearls-the-vision-of-felix-klein-paperback","title":"Indra's Pearls: The Vision of Felix Klein - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Mumford\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eCaroline Series\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDavid Wright\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFelix Klein, a great geometer of the nineteenth century, rediscovered an idea from Hindu mythology in mathematics: the heaven of Indra in which the whole Universe was mirrored in each pearl in a net of pearls. Practically impossible to represent by hand, this idea barely existed outside the imagination, until the 1980s when the authors embarked on the first computer investigation of Klein's vision. In this extraordinary book they explore the path from some basic mathematical ideas to the simple algorithms that create delicate fractal filigrees, most appearing in print for the first time. Step-by-step instructions for writing computer programs allow beginners to generate the images.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 414\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.84 x 9.77 x 7.47 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 14, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51772739092768,"sku":"9781107564749","price":52.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/2399215c1b6094d68d791ce3e4994d4f.webp?v=1780412948","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/indras-pearls-the-vision-of-felix-klein-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}