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Flying through the "spaceport" of my diffraction art!

Intensity of diffracted light for different wavelengths.

#SciArt #MathArt #PhysicsArt
October 8, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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Kinetic Splatter
For #Genuary21 I incorporating
@shiffman.lol’s elastic collision tutorial into a particle system with hue blending so particles transfer both momentum and color. A chaotic dance of motion, energy, and hue.

#Genuary #GenerativeArt #CreativeCoding #p5js #PhysicsArt
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January 21, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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The Three-Body Ballet, A Symphony of Physics

Using chaotic three-body simulations in Python, with initial conditions inspired by Lagrange, we explore the elegance of physics in motion.
#PhysicsArt, #ThreeBodyProblem, #ChaoticBeauty
November 23, 2024 at 12:53 PM
elkement.art
#ArtAdventCalendar Day 3

Poinsot's Gyroscope, 2025

Physics of the spinning top again - its motion visualized via these dancing cones! The yellow one is moving, and its axis is also the axis of the gyroscope.

Axonometric projection, watercolor pencils

#SciArt #MathArt #PhysicsArt
Mathematical art based on the physics of the gyroscope, using methods of descriptive geometry. Poinsot's construction - motion of a thin gyroscope visualized by looking at three cones that dance with each other. Watercolor pencil and watercolor markers on watercolor paper mounted on foam board. By elkement 2025.
December 3, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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Particularly looking forward to coffee tomorrow!

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#SciArt #MathArt #PhysicsArt
Right-hander's view of white ceramic coffee mug decorated with elkement's hand-drawn ellipsoids. Left-hander's view of white ceramic coffee mug decorated with elkement's hand-drawn ellipsoids.
November 8, 2025 at 11:10 PM
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#ArtAdventCalendar Day 4

Oscilloscopic Dance 1, 2025
(Number 1 in a series of 4)

Two sets of self-similar 3D Lissajous Figures dancing with each other, rendered as metallic tubes.

Created with my own Javascript code based on threejs - no AI

#SciArt #MathArt #PhysicsArt
Digital mathematical art (code-generated): Two sets of 3D Lissajous figures rendered as metallic tubes, the sets colored in gold and turquoise, respectively. Created by elkement 2025 with Javascript/threejs. Reminiscent of musical instruments.
December 4, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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🎭 When 𝘗𝘩𝘺𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘴 meets #Art, quantum magic happens! ✨ Explore the #universe where #thermodynamics shapes aesthetics and #entropy crafts beauty. From #fractals to cosmic symmetry, #science is the ultimate creator. 🌌 Discover the #Wissenschaft behind the masterpieces! 🎨⚛️ #PhysicsArt #Stem #SciArt
August 11, 2026 at 5:54 AM
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My version of this - I called it Dirac's Belt Swimming in Dirac's Sea :) Inspired by Roger Penrose's book The Road to Reality.

Watercolor and acrylics #SciArt #MathArt #PhysicsArt

Math brackground (plus early sketch of this) in this blog post of mine: elkement.art/2021/02/15/d...
Painting illustrating Dirac's Belt Trick: Undoing a 720° rotation of a belt fixed at one end with a kilogram weight. Four phases of the transition painted in different colors. By elkement 2024.
October 27, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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#ArtAdventCalendar Day 11

"Poinsot's Pixel Spaceship #3", 2025

Physics of the gyroscope, the vector or angular momentum traces out the intersection of ellipsoid and sphere (seen from the spinning top)

#SciArt #MathArt #PhysicsArt

Collage of objects created with custom code (threejs), no AI.
Digital collage of code-generated artworks, by elkement 2025: A purple ellipsoid intersects a blue sphere. Either surface is shown as covered with dots in varying colors. Ethereal, sparkling effect. Background: Physics of the force-free gyroscope. The intersection of ellipsoid and sphere represents the path the angular momentum vector traces out, seen from the spinning gyroscope. Equations for constant energy (ellipsoid) and magnitude of constant angular momentum (sphere) are added as LaTex characters, floating over the surface of the ellipsoid.
December 11, 2025 at 1:50 PM
elkement.art
Decorate your home / office / geek cave with physics-inspired art :)

This diffraction artwork is now available as a print on canvas stretched onto a 18"x12"x1.25" wooden frame!

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#SciArt #MathArt #PhysicsArt
October 9, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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Finalizing my next series - "Poinsot's Pixel Spaceship".

Physics of the force-free gyroscope, seen as an invasion of friendly alien spaceships.

#SciArt #MathArt #PhysicsArt

Named after Louis Poinsot and his geometrical formulation of the theory of the motion of the gyroscope.
Digital collage of code-generated artworks: An purple ellipsoid intersects a blue sphere. Either surface is shown as covered with dots in varying colors. Ethereal, sparkling effect. Background: Physics of the force-free gyroscope. The intersection of ellipsoid and sphere represents the path the angular momentum vector traces out, seen from the spinning gyroscope. Equations for constant energy (ellipsoid) and magnitude of constant angular momentum (sphere) are added as LaTex characters, floating over the surface of the ellipsoid.
November 30, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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New geometrical drawing of mine, colored with watercolors.

Spins in quantum mechanics and stereographic projection. "Where does this weird factor 1/2 come from"

#SciArt #MathArt #PhysicsArt

Inspired by Roger Penrose! My 2021 blog post about the math: elkement.art/2021/10/26/s...
Summary in ALT!
Geometrical construction colored with watercolors and annotated with mathematical formulae: Spin in quantum mechanics related to stereographic projection. By elkement 2025. The spin is built from an up and a down component. If you visualize it as an arrow pointing in a certain direction, you can project down the point where the spin punctures the sphere. The image point In the equatorial plane can be interpreted as the ratio of the "amounts" of up and down component (This is not exact terminology.) Playing with the geometry, half of the inclination angle theta of the original arrow shows up again when looking at the projection in the plane. This factor one half is what a lot of weirdness of spins can be traced back to (like: "You need two full rotations to get back to the original state").
November 10, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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Day 2 of #ArtAdventCalendar

Celebration of Diffraction, 2024

Overlay of
- Code-generated diffraction curves for the double slit (threejs, no AI).
- Manual construction of one curve, mimicking compass and ruler in traditional descriptive geometry with a digital pen.

#SciArt #MathArt #PhysicsArt
Celebration of Diffraction by elkement 2024. Digital collage of code-generated art and a hand-crafted digital geometric drawing - both related to the physics of diffraction of light by a double slit. Colorful diffraction curves mounted on circles, forming a rainbow-colored fabric floating in dark space (threejs). Axonometric projection, engineering-style, of a single diffraction curves. Delicate white lines, overlaid on the code art. Drawing created with Procreate, mimicking ruler and compass with the tools for circles and straight lines.
December 2, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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"Poinsot's Pixel Spaceship"

Physics of the gyroscope - seen as an invasion of friendly aliens :)

#SciArt #MathArt #PhysicsArt

Ellipsoid intersecting sphere as the equations say :)

Hand-crafted Javascript code based on #threejs, no AI. MathJax for the LaTex characters.

Physics details in ALT.
Digital collage of code-generated artworks: An purple ellipsoid intersects a blue sphere. Either sutrface is shown as covered with dots in varying colors. Ethereal, sparkling effect. Background: Physics of the force-free gyroscope. The intersection of ellipsoid and sphere represents the path the angular momentum vector traces out, seen from the spinning gyroscope. Equations for constant energy (ellipsoid) and magnitude of constant angular momentum (sphere) are added as LaTex characters, floating over the surface of the ellipsoid.
November 14, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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Work in progress - temperatures waves and related equations (Watercolor)

#SciArt #PhysicsArt

A simple model of how "heat is stored" near the surface of the earth - where is can be e.g. used by a heat pump.

Stylized version of a plot based on a solution of the heat equation.
Watercolor painting of the temperature distribution beneath the surface of the earth. Based on the assumption that the temperature varies sinusoially at the surface. Also showing the heat equation and the definition of thermal diffusivity. Four different curves for different times of the year (seasons) - indicated by zodiac symbols. Work in progress, by elkement 2026.
April 30, 2026 at 5:30 PM
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Little reminder that I have recently launched my shop for my art based on physics! 😇

Canvas prints, blankets, mugs, and pillows printed with my original art - created with pencils or hand-written code, made by a human creator without AI!

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#MathArt #SciArt #PhysicsArt
Collage of photos of canvas prints, throw blankets, and mugs printed with mathematical art based on physics, available on store.elkement.art. Mugs and blankets show colorful geometrical constructions related to the physics of the gyroscope and stereographic projection, respectively. Canvas prints shows code-generatred diffraction curves mounted on circles - as if the diffraction grating was in the center of the structure.
November 27, 2025 at 2:37 PM
elkement.art
So, it is #PortfolioDay again!

I am Elke(ment), a physicist turning the math underlying physics into visual art, with hand-written computer code or with pencils. Or I am drawing objects from glass dispersing light! (No AI).

#SciArt #MathArt #PhysicsArt

My website: elkement.art
Sparse Spectral Spaceport, by elkement 2024-2025, digital art generated with computer-code (no AI). Mathematically exact diffraction curves mounted on circles: Intensity of light of different wavelength, diffracted into different directions. Poinsot's Dancing Cones, by elkement 2024, photo of geometrical construction on canvas board (no AI): Three cones used by French mathematician Louis Poinsot's to visualize the motion of the force-free gyroscope. Cosmic Cloverleaf, by elkement 2024, digital art generated with computer-code (no AI): Tower-like mathematical function inspired by orbitals (spherical harmonics) Celebration of Dispersion, by elkement 2024, photo of a drawing on watercolor paper: Watercolor pencils, ballpoint pen (no AI): Crystal reflecting and dispersing white light, causing rainbow patterns.
October 14, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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New addition to my #PhysicsArt store!

Pillows printed with my geometrical drawings on paper - based on the physics of the gyroscope. #SciArt #MathArt

Each of the four pillows is featuring two different drawings on front and back!

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Collage of mockups for a pillow, printed with two different geometrical artworks on front and back. The pillow is seen straight-on from either side and from two angles. Artworks: Watercolor pencil drawings showing an ellipsoid intersecting a sphere from four different viewpoints, traditional descriptive geometry. Background resembling stained glass. Rainbow colors. By elkement 2025. Each drawing shows a differently shaped ellipsoid from a different viewpoint, in different colors. Main colors in either artwork: Blue/yellow and green/purple.
November 20, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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Update: This is how an experimental physicist mounts her drawing (based on physics and math) to a stretched canvas removably :)

Magnets on the back side of the canvas, metal tape on the back side of the paper.

#SciArt #PhysicsArt
Back side of a canvas stretched over a wooden frame. Edges of the canvas painted black. Silver wire for hanging attached. 5 small shiny square magnets in the center and the four corners, for holding a paper drawing (with metal tape on its back) to the front of the canvas. By elkement, 2026.
July 29, 2026 at 1:04 PM
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Ever wondered why electrons don’t orbit like planets? Or how quantum computers work?
It all starts with this equation.
Tag a fellow science nerd & let’s dive into quantum reality ⚛️👇

#QuantumMechanics #SchrodingerEquation #PhysicsArt #ScienceCarousel #QuantumWorld #SciComm
May 20, 2025 at 6:12 AM
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Where physics and art collide in a zero-mean dance #PhysicsArt#OpticalPotentials#AtomOpticalBilliards#ChaosAndOrder#AbstractArt
Abstract shapes suggesting motion in a monochromatic space, giving the impression of an optical-potential billiard table.
April 1, 2024 at 6:54 PM
elkement.art
Seems like I've started a physics art fashion brand :)

First T-shirt series for the sciencey ladies:
store.elkement.art/pages/t-shirts

Poinsot's geometric theory of the gyroscope, visualized via custom code, printed on a soft synthetic T-shirt with a subtle sheen.

#SciArt #MathArt #PhysicsArt
Photo of the sleeve and upper part of a T-shirt printed with mathematical digital art: Geometry of the physics of the gyroscope (energy ellipsoid intersecting sphere of angular momentum) plus related equations. Dots in green and blue, letters in orange on black. Photo of elkement wearing a T-shirt with her mathematical digital art - back view: Geometry of the physics of the gyroscope (energy ellipsoid intersecting sphere of angular momentum) plus related equations. Dots in green and blue, letters in orange on black. Photo of a T-shirt with elkement's mathematical digital art - close-up: Geometry of the physics of the gyroscope (energy ellipsoid intersecting sphere of angular momentum) plus related equations. Dots in green and blue, letters in orange on black. Photo of a T-shirt with elkement's mathematical digital art - front view: Geometry of the physics of the gyroscope (energy ellipsoid intersecting sphere of angular momentum) plus related equations. Dots in green and blue, letters in orange on black.
January 15, 2026 at 3:00 PM
NEW: Quantum Entanglement

Two particles connected across space. Physics made beautiful.

Digital: voidpattern.gumroad.com

#QuantumPhysics #ScienceArt #PhysicsArt #AbstractArt
Quantum Entanglement by VoidPattern
March 21, 2026 at 9:31 PM
elkement.art
I've been creating a lot of art with code, but I am more and more drawn (:-)) to drawing again.

I love drawing the light - reflection, refraction, technical instruments. #SciArt Is there also #PhysicsArt or #EngArt?
Edge of Darkness, digital freehand drawing by elkement 2024, using her own crystal as a reference. Trapped Bulb, digital freehand drawing by elkement 2024, using a public domain photo a reference. Prism Study 1, digital freehand drawing by elkement 2023, using a public domain photo a reference. Prism Study 2, digital freehand drawing by elkement 2023, using a public domain photo a reference.
October 21, 2024 at 6:20 PM