Abstract / Synopsis
M.C. Escher's use of dilation symmetry in Path of Life III gives rise to a pattern of logarithmic spirals and an oddly ambiguous sense of depth.
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10.5642/jhummath.201201.04
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Heidi Burgiel & Matthew Salomone, "Logarithmic Spirals and Projective Geometry in M.C. Escher's "Path of Life III"," Journal of Humanistic Mathematics, Volume 2 Issue 1 (January 2012), pages 22-35. DOI: 10.5642/jhummath.201201.04. Available at: https://scholarship.claremont.edu/jhm/vol2/iss1/4
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