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Touching soap films

Title
Touching soap films / produced at SFB 256 at the University of Bonn, SFB 288 at the Technical University of Berlin ; directed by Konrad Polthier.
Publication
Berlin ; New York : Springer-Verlag, [1999], ©1999.

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Additional Authors
  • Polthier, Konrad.
  • Arnez, Andreas.
  • Hansen, Leon.
  • März, Christoph.
  • Steffens, Martin.
  • Teitzel, Christian.
  • Sonderforschungsbereich 256--Nichtlineare Partielle Differentialgleichungen.
  • Sonderforschungsbereich 288--Differentialgeometrie und Quantenphysik.
  • Springer-Verlag.
Description
1 videocassete (41 min.) : sound, color; 1/2 in. + 1 booklet (20 pages : ill. ; 18 cm).
Summary
Using geometric animation from recent mathematical research on minimal surfaces, this video explains the world of soap films and their properties through the eyes of a young boy named Kalle. Under the guidance of an old professor, Kalle enters the fascinating world of soap films. This video is designed to be understandable on two levels. The first level is for anyone interested in science. The second level is accessible with a deeper understanding of differential geometry as it is taught at the university level.
Series Statement
Springer VideoMATH
Uniform Title
Springer VideoMATH.
Subject
  • Minimal surfaces
  • Surface tension
  • Soap bubbles
Note
  • Computer generated using Softimage Grape, developed at SFB 256.
  • Copyright date on film: 1995.
  • Based on a story by Konrad Polthier.
Credits (note)
  • Edited by A. Arnez ... [et al.] ; animation, Andreas Arnez, Martin Steffens, Christian Teitzel ; modeling, Martin Steffens ; music and sound, Christoph März.
System Details (note)
  • VHS.
ISBN
3540926356
OCLC
ocm43721219
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries