The Borromean Rings: A Video about the New IMU Logo

Year: 2008 Authors: Charles Gunn; John M. Sullivan

Core claim

The IMU logo can be realized as the tight Borromean rings, and the video uses this example to explain its geometry and symmetry.

Topics

Borromean rings, pyritohedral symmetry, tight link geometry, IMU logo

Domains

knot theory, geometric knot theory, link theory, symmetry groups, logo design, mathematical visualization, video art, scientific illustration

Methods

rope-length optimization, balance criterion, 3D rendering, stereoscopic animation

Media

video, 3D computer graphics, rope model, images

Source status

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