An Exhibition of Exponential Sums: Visualizing Supercharacters

Authors

Paula Burkhardt '16, Pomona College
Gabriel Currier '16, Pomona College
Stephan Ramon Garcia, Pomona CollegeFollow
Mathieu de Langis '15, Pomona College
Bob Lutz '13, Pomona College
Hong Suh '16, Pomona College

Student Co-author

Pomona Undergraduate

Document Type

Article

Department

Mathematics (Pomona)

Publication Date

2015

Keywords

supercharacters, abelian groups

Abstract

We discuss a simple mathematical mechanism that produces a variety of striking images of great complexity and subtlety. We briefly explain this approach and present a selection of attractive images obtained using this technique.

Comments

This article is also available from the Bridges Organization at: http://archive.bridgesmathart.org/2015/bridges2015-475.html

Rights Information

© 2015 Stephan R. Garcia, unless otherwise noted.

Recommended Citation

Burkhardt, P., Currier, G., Garcia, S.R., de Langis, M., Lutz, B., Suh, H., An Exhibition of Exponential Sums: Visualizing Supercharacters, Proceedings of Bridges 2015: Mathematics, Music, Art, Architecture, Culture, 475-478.