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Science and Art: A Concerted Knowledge Visualization Effort for the Understanding of the Fourth Dimension

Science and Art: A Concerted Knowledge Visualization Effort for the Understanding of the Fourth Dimension

Jean Constant
Copyright: © 2016 |Pages: 13
ISBN13: 9781522504801|ISBN10: 152250480X|EISBN13: 9781522504818
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-0480-1.ch004
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Constant, Jean. "Science and Art: A Concerted Knowledge Visualization Effort for the Understanding of the Fourth Dimension." Knowledge Visualization and Visual Literacy in Science Education, edited by Anna Ursyn, IGI Global, 2016, pp. 87-99. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0480-1.ch004

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Constant, J. (2016). Science and Art: A Concerted Knowledge Visualization Effort for the Understanding of the Fourth Dimension. In A. Ursyn (Ed.), Knowledge Visualization and Visual Literacy in Science Education (pp. 87-99). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0480-1.ch004

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Constant, Jean. "Science and Art: A Concerted Knowledge Visualization Effort for the Understanding of the Fourth Dimension." In Knowledge Visualization and Visual Literacy in Science Education, edited by Anna Ursyn, 87-99. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2016. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0480-1.ch004

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Abstract

The fourth dimension is a complex concept that deals with abstract reasoning, our sense of perception, and our imagination. Mathematics posits that a four-dimensional space is a geometric space with four dimensions. For many the fourth dimension is the element of time added to the three parameters of length, height and depth. How does a geometer incorporates time in the description of a structure, or a visual artist integrates time in a two dimensional flat surface image, when they both rely on well-defined principles that are a tangible descriptive of our reality? This chapter gives a brief overview of the different schools of thought in the Humanities and in Science, offers a possible definition of this elusive element needed to anchor the fourth dimension in our larger abstract reasoning consensus, and focuses on the specific of Mathematics and visual imaging to illustrate the particular benefit of collaborating on a simple, usable descriptive to create a sound outcome.

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