Cross-Caps - Boy Caps - Boy Cups

Year: 2013 Authors: Carlo H. Sequin

Core claim

Cross-caps and Boy caps function as compact topological building blocks for constructing non-orientable surfaces and imaginative sculptural objects in 3D Euclidean space.

Topics

non-orientable surfaces, topological building blocks, geometrical sculpture, whimsical artifacts

Domains

topology, surface immersion, Euler characteristic, regular homotopy, mathematical sculpture, product design, ceramic objects, whimsical artifacts

Methods

constructive pictorial exposition, surface transformations, topological grafting, 3D model construction

Media

images, 3D Euclidean space models, ceramic coffee cups, beer mugs

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