About RobertLovesPi

I go by RobertLovesPi on-line, and am interested in many things, a large portion of which are geometrical. Welcome to my own little slice of the Internet. The viewpoints and opinions expressed on this website are my own. They should not be confused with those of my employer, nor any other organization, nor institution, of any kind.

A Celebration

Posted on 20 November 2020 by RobertLovesPi

I’m celebrating because my blog broke half-a-million hits today. Cheers!

Twenty Rhombicosidodecahedra, Surrounding an Icosahedron

Posted on 14 November 2020 by RobertLovesPi

I made this using Stella 4d: Polyhedron Navigator, a program you can try for free at http://www.software3d.com/Stella.php.

Spectral

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Only Four More….

Posted on 30 October 2020 by RobertLovesPi

Trump was bad enough before, but COVID-19 has brought out previously unseen levels of brainless incompetence in the man. I have high hopes that Biden will win decisively Tuesday, without a long wait before the victor is known.

Spectral Tessellation of Rhombi

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Tessellation 4, 5, 6

Posted on 17 October 2020 by RobertLovesPi

The tessellation above is shown in primary colors. The one below is rendered in shades of blue.

A Tessellation of Regular Hexagons, Squares, and Triangles

Posted on 10 October 2020 by RobertLovesPi

I wonder if other people find tessellation relaxing?

A Tessellation of Regular Polygons

Posted on 10 October 2020 by RobertLovesPi

This tessellation is made only of regular polygons: triangles, squares, and dodecagons.

A Rhombic Dodecahedron Decorated with Golden Mandalas

Posted on 27 September 2020 by RobertLovesPi

To make this, I used Stella 4d: Polyhedron Navigator to take the image I blogged here, and then project it onto the faces of a rhombic dodecahedron. Next, I put that polyhedron into motion for the .gif shown below.