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Mathematical Billiards (2024)

• seritools 6d ago
  I assume posted because of the latest 2swap video about it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kL9BTbIGxLg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kL9BTbIGxLg
  • cadamsdotcom 6d ago
    Holy crap that was dope. The music, the colors, the pacing.. just an absolute work of art by 2swap - and from the sounds of the end of the video, many many collaborators! Thanks for sharing!
• srean 6d ago
  They are a fun way to demonstrate LCM and GCD too https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arithmetic_billiards https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arithmetic_billiards With curved reflecting boundaries and parallel rays you get the beauty of catacaustics. A familiar site in a cup of coffee https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caustic_(mathematics) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caustic_(mathematics)
• tug2024 6d ago
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