Rigge Envelopes as Art Inspiration
John Sharp

Proceedings of Bridges 2011: Mathematics, Music, Art, Architecture, Culture
Pages 171–178
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Abstract

Many artists using mathematical curves to generate lines in their work use Lissajous figures or cycloids. The mathematician William Rigge introduced a new technique in a paper in the American Mathematical Monthly in 1920 which he called envelope rosettes. In this paper, I look at what he was doing and develop some art which takes his ideas in other directions.

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