It’s possible to draw everything with a math function?
Carl Sagan be like
Submitted 2 years ago by fossilesque@mander.xyz to science_memes@mander.xyz
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Vilian@lemmy.ca 2 years ago
fossilesque@mander.xyz 2 years ago
You could draw a representation of anything with a math function, yes.
Sphks@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 years ago
With polar coordinates and Fourier transforms, you can draw outlines of tons of figures. But you can’t go back. Imagine that you can go with your pen around the center in only one direction, but any distance from the center.
Zementid@feddit.nl 2 years ago
… I think you can go back… but maybe I didn’t get your explanation
Fleur_@lemm.ee 2 years ago
Short answer yes
But it actually depends on what you mean by draw
Ephera@lemmy.ml 2 years ago
A web search tells me the θ (lower-case theta) is used to represent an angle. Do you just fill in 0° – 359.9° one after another to draw that curve?
Sphks@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 years ago
Yes. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polar_coordinate_system
Since this curve is cyclical, you can do it [-infinity ; +infinity] and it’s the same curve again and again.
Ephera@lemmy.ml 2 years ago
Thanks. 🙂
TetraVega@lemmings.world 2 years ago
I love that but it’s missing 2 leaves
7eter@feddit.org 2 years ago
try: $ (1+sin(θ)) (1+((9)/(10)) sin(9θ)) (1+((1)/(10)) sin(-11θ)) ((9)/(10)+(1)/(10) cos(200 θ)) $
ContrarianTrail@lemm.ee 2 years ago
The number of leaves depends on the age of the plant. There are ones with one and three leaves as well. However I’ve never seen a leaf with a bud in the middle like on the left.
zaphodb2002@sh.itjust.works 2 years ago
It’s a mutation, happens rarely. I’ve had a couple of plants do it in the 5 or so years I’ve been growing.