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Turbulent Art

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Sally B. Patterson

Vincent Van Gogh is well-known for dynamic depictions of nature in such paintings as The Starry Night. Many such works were painted when the artist was in a state of derangement. Recent investigation indicates that he was not only a mad painter, but also, at least subconsciously, a bit of a mad scientist. Physicist Jose-Luis Aragón of Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México in Queretaro headed a team that analyzed some of the famous paintings and discovered that the artist’s swirling designs and use of light depict the deep mathematical structure of turbulent flow with remarkable...Read full article

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    Published: October 2006
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    Electromagnetic radiation detectable by the eye, ranging in wavelength from about 400 to 750 nm. In photonic applications light can be considered to cover the nonvisible portion of the spectrum which includes the ultraviolet and the infrared.
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