Body Manifold: Mathematics (mis)performed by Vitruvian and Acephalic bodies.

The article focuses on the mathematical and geometrical issues of the human body. It discusses the information about the Vitruvian Man and Acéphale, where they are considered as canonical figures. Meanwhile, Georg Bernhard Riemann has implicated the dimensionality of the human body. Moreover, the Eu...

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Publicado en:Performance Research Vol. 15; no. 2; pp. 17 - 23
Autor principal: Salazar-Sutil, Nicolás
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd Jun2010
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Sumario:The article focuses on the mathematical and geometrical issues of the human body. It discusses the information about the Vitruvian Man and Acéphale, where they are considered as canonical figures. Meanwhile, Georg Bernhard Riemann has implicated the dimensionality of the human body. Moreover, the Euclidean ontology of the human body is also noted.