Re: soap films
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- Subject: [mg101168] Re: [mg101103] soap films
- From: "David Park" <djmpark at comcast.net>
- Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2009 07:17:07 -0400 (EDT)
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I don't know how we are to see the example you give below. Is that a web address? I'm certain it is possible to represent soap film surfaces with Mathematica. Here is an example of a minimal surface parametrization (Enneper's minimal surface) and a plot of it: enneper[u_, v_] := {u - u^3/3 + u v^2, -v + v^3/3 - v u^2, u^2 - v^2} ParametricPlot3D[enneper[u, v], {u, -3, 3}, {v, -3, 3}] This is from an excellent book: Alfred Gray, Modern Differential Geometry of Curves and Surfaces with Mathematica, Second Edition, 1998, CRC Press. Specifically with: Chapter 30. Minimal Surfaces Chapter 31. Minimal Surfaces and Complex Variables David Park djmpark at comcast.net http://home.comcast.net/~djmpark/ From: Dimitry [mailto:dima.architekt at gmail.com] Hi All, I'm an architect and I trying to apply complex geometry for buildings. Now I'm engaged in simulating of soap films, and my question is how it's possible to simulate soap films(see the picture)/Users/dimitrydemin/Pictures/iPhoto Library/Originals/2009/ stadel/Picture 10.png with mathematica? Thank you very much and best Regards! Dimitry