In early summer 2013, Clayton Shonkwiler
was a guest in our Math Department at Jena Unversity.
He gave a very nice in-depth talk on random polygons, and also
demonstrated his software package for generating random polygons
in three dimensions.
Here come some pictures produced by Clayton's program. When you
look at them long enough you will see structures: perhaps
the ones indicated by the subtitles, but maybe also
others. Only your fantasy marks the bounds for possible
interpretations.
01 Pipe Smoker with Glasses
Pfeifenraucher mit Brille
02 Smokers End
Das Ende des Rauchers
03 Praying Mantis
Gottes-Anbeterin
04 Fox Family
Fuchs-Familie
05 Sorting before the Jump
Sortieren vor dem Sprung
06 Terrible Fly-over Noise
Schlimmer Fluglärm
07 Trotting Pluto
Braver Hund
08 Struwwelpeter
Struwwelpeter
09 Urmel in Action - Urmel is a central figure in a modern German
fairy tale
Unser Urmeli ist voll dabei!
10 Trumpet Boy
Der junge Trompeter
11 Dancing on a Cow
Der auf der Kuh tanzt
12 An Experiment with Colors
Ein Experiment mit Farben
13 Fiddler Crab
Winker-Krabbe
14 One more try with colors.
Noch ein Versuch mit Farbe.