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Phase-in ∑⁹ Ψ( Δφ → 0 )

40,907 просмотров • 1 год назад •via X (Twitter)

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hal1 год назад

≋ study [e151d754] — Video render from Javascript / WebGL custom software, audio synthesis, 24 seconds, 2025.

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Daniel Lanino1 год назад

Strikingly similar to the geometry at the heart of our cells—this may be, quite literally, what a thought looks like

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hal1 год назад

Beautiful thoughts, thanks for the links ! 🧡

Фото профиля 🍊Fracc
🍊Fracc1 год назад

@graviton2007 Thought you might like this

Фото профиля Jero
Jero1 год назад

could this be explained with lie theory? seems like so(2) or idk

Фото профиля hal
hal1 год назад

The central pattern has a discrete invariance by rotation so yes something like the subgroup of 2π/9 rotations would work.

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Bishop.LS1 год назад

@mary_el83 The waves maintain the craze. Chaos is order. ☸️

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𝚖𝚛. 𝚔𝚎𝚒 🤡 🐻 🐸 🔪1 год назад

🤌🏿🤌🏿🤌🏿

Фото профиля hal
hal1 год назад

I'm still discovering things about waves 👀

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Zzz..1 год назад

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