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    • Love curve

      26 February, 2015

      If you feel in need of some love this cold, dark February, then our images of the week might be just what you need. These hearts, created by Hamid Naderi Yeganeh, aren't drawn by hand, but defined by mathematical equations.

      Image by Hamid Naderi Yeganeh.

      Image by Hamid Naderi Yeganeh.

      The first curve consists of points in the plane whose coordinates (x,y) satisfy x=4825sin⁡(5t)+4025sin⁡(6t) y=4825cos⁡(4t)+4025cos⁡(5t) for Θ≤t≤2π−Θ, where Θ≈2.32. (Θ is a zero of 4825sin⁡(5t)+4025sin⁡(6t).) The second curve consists of points in the plane whose coordinates (x,y) satisfy x=−(sin⁡(3t))3 y=sin⁡(4t+7π36)−sin⁡(7π36)−sin⁡(103π36)2(cos⁡(3t2))5 for 0≤t≤2π3.

      You can see more of Hamid's images on this website, in The Guardian and on the American Mathematical Society website.

      Click here to see previous images of the week.

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      Anonymous

      10 March 2015

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      So lovely. love with maths. very exciting.

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      Anonymous

      14 March 2015

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      I love mathematics.

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