Hypocycloid Juggling Patterns

Year: 2016 Authors: Craig S. Kaplan

Core claim

Rational hypocycloids provide a rigorous framework for predicting and constructing visually compelling moving point patterns with rotating polygonal clusters.

Topics

hypocycloids, animated point patterns, polygonal groupings, visual mathematics

Domains

parametric curves, geometry, star polygons, rational ratios, mathematical art, motion visualization, generative design, juggling metaphor

Methods

parametric derivation, pattern enumeration, animated visualization, interactive Processing interface

Media

Processing, animated figures, supplementary files, hypocycloid diagrams

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